Laura Innes picked up two Emmy nominations for playing the no-nonsense, but deeply repressed Dr. Kerry Weaver on ER . Three years after leaving that series, she’s back on NBC’ s new drama The Event as Sophia, “the leader of a mysterious group of detainees” who might know a bit more about the enigmatic “event” than she lets on. Just ahead of tonight’s premiere, we spoke to Innes about typecasting, her action-genre aspirations, and her favorite film scene of all time.
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The Event’s Laura Innes Talks About Ditching Kerry Weaver and Her Favorite Movie Scene