| The Women On Fox TV's 24 |
| Karen Marie Shelton - Copyright - All
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| Revised Date; 11/17/08 - Date: 04/15/06 |
Introduction
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Elisha Cuthbert as
Kim Bauer |
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Fox Broadcasting Co.
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Fox TV's sizzling hit, 24, is currently
in its fifth mesmerizing season.
From the time that Jack Bauer (Keifer
Sutherland) appeared on the screen there have been a
parade of fabulous female stars and guest stars.
The key female cast as listed for the
current and fifth season officially includes
Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kim Raver,
and Jean Smart.
Various famous
and not-so-famous female guest stars pop in and out
during the current 24 season like Elisha Cuthbert,
Sandrine Holt, Jayne Atkinson, Stana Katic, JoBeth
Williams, Karla Zamudio, Reiko Aylesworth and Connie
Britton.
Even though the guest stars may appear in
an few episodes, the show is dominated by Keifer
Sutherland, the key female actresses and Carlos Bernard,
Louis Lombardi, James Morrison, Roger Cross and Gregory
Itzin.
Ironically, all
of the key female characters for this current season are
blondes with medium or long tresses.
One of the most famous blondes, in terms of cult level
status, is Elisha Cuthbert who has found lots of success
as a result of her role of Jack's daughter Kim.
Although Elisha is not currently a key
player, she was in the first season. Playing the
role of Bauer's daughter, Elisha disappeared for a
several episodes. The beautiful star recently
reappeared in Season Five with a long luscious blonde
tresses. Elisha had very short tresses in the
first season, which also elevated her to tress goddess
standing.
Jean Smart - The Crazy First Lady
This season the
Emmy award winning actress Jean Smart (Designing
Women, The District, Frasier) is making a huge splash as
the slightly off-the-beam, heavily medicated Martha
Logan, the new First Lady. Jean, like Elisha, is a
beautiful buttery blonde who wears her tresses in a
below-the-shoulder long layered bob style with a soft
bend on the ends. She also has a light fringe that
is separated in the middle with a lighter wisp of
tresses pushed to one side.
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Jean Smart as
Martha Logan |
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Broadcasting Co. Cr: Michael Desmond/FOX - all
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Jean, when
interviewed about her role on 24, was thrilled to be
able to work on such a fabulous series that pushes her
acting chops to the wall.
Inspired the the
very controversial Martha Mitchell, Jean's Martha
Logan is a loose canyon that only makes the drama more
delicious and riveting. You never know what
exactly to expect from Martha Logan or her equally
deranged husband, President Logan.
Kim Raver - Jack Bauer's Lady Love
Another key member of the sizzling 24
cast is the lovely blonde Kim Raver (Third Watch) who
plays Jack's lost ladylove Audrey Heller Raines.
I
recently caught Kim on The Ellen Degeneres Show and she
laughingly told Ellen that her very first day on 24
"was nerve wrecking because she" had to "make out with Keifer Sutherland as Jack Bauer" even though she was
just meeting him for the first time.
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Kim Raver
as Audrey Heller Raines |
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Credits: 2005 Fox
Broadcasting Co. Cr: Kelsey McNeal/FOX - all
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Kim also joked about the fact that while
many TV shows offer job security, 24 has a habit of
"whacking a lot of their stars" and "without much
notice". Which can make all the performers "a
little nervous".
Although Kim has beautiful buttery
blonde highlights intricately woven throughout her
shoulder length tresses, she tends to appear on camera
with her hair parted to one side and tucked behind her
ears.
She tends to alternate between a straight
laced medium length version and a looser tousled
version, especially when she is fighting villains or
doing love scenes with Keifer.
It is interesting to note that in her
off-screen performances Kim looks significantly
different. At the recent 24 party celebrating 100
episodes, Kim's strands were a much darker golden blonde
with a hint of red.
Her hair was also worn with
lots of curls, which is definitely a departure from the
straight, sleek looks that she favors in her role on 24.
Mary Lynn Rajskub - Chloe O'Brian
Another key member of the sizzling 24
cast is the lovely blonde Kim Raver (Third Watch) who
plays Jack's lost ladylove Audrey Heller Raines.
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Mary Lynn Rajskug as Chloe
O'Brian |
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2005 Fox
Broadcasting Co. Cr: Isabella Vosmikova/FOX -
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Mary Lynn Rajskub
"Rice-Cub" plays Chloe O'Brian on 24. The very
talented star has established herself as a versatile and
dynamic actress, writer and overall performer through
television and film roles, as well as stand-out live
performances.
She has been on 24 since Season Three and regularly
works with Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland) during the
latest crisis of the moment at the Counter Terrorist
Unit (CTU).
Mary Lynn's role as Chloe is
heart-stopping since she is a key CTU operative and in
the current season her life is threatened for her
knowledge of Jack's secret whereabouts.
Like the other current 24 cast members, Mary Lynn is
a dark golden blonde with highlights and lowlights.
Summary
Blondes really do have more fun, or at least
excitement, on 24 during the current fifth season.
All of the primary female regular cast members from Jack
Bauer's girlfriend to his daughter and friend are all
various shades of beautiful blonde.
Even more
interesting is the fact that all of the characters have
shoulder length or longer hairstyles worn in a manner
befitting their character's role in the series.
24, surpassing 100 episodes this season, is one of
the most innovative, addictive and acclaimed dramas on
television. In its first four seasons, the suspenseful
series has been nominated for a total of 39 Emmys,
including four each for Outstanding Drama Series and
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Kiefer
Sutherland.
24 has also received nine Golden Globe
nominations and was honored with awards for Best
Television Series – Drama and Sutherland’s Best
Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama. |