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You may know her from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Tru Calling and/or Dollhouse, but tonight Eliza Dushku be playing FBI agent Angela Page on The Big Bang Theory. According to the episode's synopsis, "Sheldon's answers during an FBI interview put Wolowitz's security clearance in jeopardy."
You can check out some more photos of her on the show that we posted last week by clicking here.
She recently spoke to TVGuide about her appearance on the show. Check out what she had to say below!
Wikipedia helped her learn about the show.
"I am a fan, but I have to be honest. I Wikipedia-ed each of their characters to see things that have been revealed and things that might be in their file so I would get lines that I wouldn't have made the connection to because I haven't watched every single episode. When they said little things, I could raise an eyebrow or have a light bulb go off. Wikipedia has such an intense rundown on all the characters and all the actors. I mean, I really felt like I could go in as an FBI agent who had all my information on them."
Her character interviews Raj, who can't speak in front of women as always.
"Raj is uncomfortable from the moment I walk in," Dushku says. "He's my first interviewee and he sets the tone for the blunders and insanity. He was great. Kunal [Nayyar] plays that part so well."
Of course, she interviews Sheldon Cooper.
"It's typical Sheldon! He can't help himself. He tells me more than he should and more than I want to know. Angela's a no bulls--- type of person. It's not terrorism she's investigating, but one of the lighter parts of her job is having to interview these guys, and they are giving her the runaround, and she's trying to filter through their neuroses and get a few facts, so she tries to stay on course. But Sheldon does come back and we rehash it out."
She goes on to talk about her experience filming on the show.
"I love comedy. ... I feel like I really want to get back into that playful side of me because it's so much of who I am. I think back to Bring It On and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. [Big Bang] was so much fun. I love the format and the schedule for a half-hour multi-camera. You rehearse, you play around with it and then it's the live audience night. You have so much adrenaline. I had my family and friends in the audience [and after] my first take, they were like, 'Yeah, your first take — you were a little stiff.' But we get to do it again, unlike theater, so once I got through that, it was very natural and very fun."
She left the door wide open for a return.
"After the unbelievable time I had, I hope there's a high chance of that happening! It's so ironic because I didn't have a scene with Wolowitz ... or Kaley [Cuoco], who was back from her leg injury. They had her in the final scene, behind the bar, and they were hiding the broken leg. She's super cute! I wish we had scenes together. ... Maybe next time? I would love to come back."
The Big Bang Theory airs tonight at 8/7c on CBS.
