Mad Men actress January Jones rocks a sexy stone cold androgynous look in a photo shoot by Craig McDean featured on the cover of the upcoming May 2011 issue of W Magazine (pictures below).
January Jones Feisty For Marie Claire UK (May 2011)
The 33 year-old actress explained how she got her role as Betty Draper in “Mad Men”, claiming she decided to take a smaller role with the promise of growth, which is kind of funny since I would presume she did not have many options.
Anyway, January is excited to have been able to play one of my favorite characters, Emma Frost (aka White Queen), in the new X-Men movie, “X-Men: First Class” (watch trailer here). Please, do not ruin it!
Here are some highlights from January Jones’ W interview:
On moving to NYC as a model: “I was excited to be independent, but I was also naïve – I wanted to be rich and famous. I lived in an apartment near the Empire State Building. There were a billion girls in New York City who wanted to be models. After a while, I was immune to rejection, which helped when I went out to LA to become an actress.”
On her role as Emma Frost in X-Men: “As Emma Frost, I’m telepathic, and I can turn into a diamond, which means I’m very, very cold. I always wear white: lots of iridescent stretch leather, lots of sparkle, and a$$-kicking white boots.”
On her role as Betty Draper in Mad Men: “There was no Betty in the pilot when I auditioned. I read for Peggy two times – it was between me and Elisabeth Moss who eventually got the part. At the end of the scene, there was a casual mention that Don was married. [Creator Matthew Weiner] went home that night and wrote two scenes that featured Betty. I auditioned a couple of days later, and he made me a verbal promise that the character would grow. I took the part on faith.”
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