We heard tell of executive producer Ashton Kutcher’s drama The Beautiful Life at this year’s CW Network upfront. Having done a whole mess of stuff for CW shows Gossip Girl and America’s Next Top Model, we were looking forward to some fresh faces. Well here they are in the form of cast interviews of all the principals of The Beautiful Life: TBL. (Also be sure to check out our video of the red carpet premiere of The Beautiful Life: TBL which we covered for The CW.)
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Sara Paxton Reel
Elle Macpherson Reel
Sonja (Mischa Barton)
Raina (Sara Paxton)
Claudia (Elle Macpherson)
Marissa (Ashley Madekwe)
Isaac (Corbin Bleu)
Cole (Nico Tortorella)
Chris (Ben Hollingsworth)
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About The Beautiful Life: TBL
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Ashley Madekwe stars as successful model Marissa Delfino in The CW’s new drama “The Beautiful Life: TBL.”
Madekwe is quickly becoming one of Britain’s most in-demand young actresses. She landed her first film role in Lennie James’s “Storm Damage” as a teenager, after which she won a place at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She graduated from RADA in July 2005.
Despite classical training and significant body of stage work, Madekwe is most recognized for her television roles, both in the U.S. and UK. Most notably she played Bambi in “Secret Diary of a Call Girl.” In the UK, she has played leading roles in “W10 LDN,” “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” “Trexx and Flipside” and “Raising Baby Rio,” to name a few.
Madekwe’s film credits include “How To Lose Friends and Alienate People,” Woody Allen’s ”Cassandra’s Dream,” opposite Ewan McGregor, and “Venus.”
Theater credits include “93.2FM” (Royal Court), “The Indian Boy” (Royal Shakespeare Company), ”Prayer Room” (Edinburgh Lyceum/Birmingham Rep), “Flight Path” (Out of Joint/Bush Theatre) and ”Little Sweet Thing” (Hampstead Theatre).
In early 2010, Madekwe will return as Bambi in the third season of “Secret Diary of a Call Girl,” due to be shown on Showtime and ITV2 in the UK.
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