Alanna Ubach and working with David Duchovny

Californication: Alanna Ubach Makes an entrance as "The Widow"

"She’s gonna be a frickin’ hot mess."

Alanna Ubach as The Widow, Steve Jones as Krull, Maggie Grace as Faith, Tim Minchin as Atticus Fetch and David Duchovny as Hank Moody in Californication

IGN TV: What can you say about your character on Californication, and what brings her into Hank’s world?

Alanna Ubach: I’m excited about it. She’s a widow who’s lost her rock star husband played by Sebastian Bach. She meets Hank at the actual funeral, and they start something together.

IGN: Let’s backtrack with Sebastian Bach of it all…

Ubach: Yeah, Sebastian Bach is fantastic in it. He’s really freaking good.

IGN: Since you are playing his widow, do we get to see you two together, though?

Ubach: Well, you know, he sort of comes out in a little hologram. [Laughs] And my character’s name, I’m just referred to as The Widow, so that’s basically it. She’s got a cockney Brit accent, and I watched a lot of interviews with Adele and Amy Winehouse and tried to put something together.

IGN: The accent, was that the plan from the start?

Ubach: That was funny, it was just a regular audition. I read the sides, and I said, “Oh, she should be a Brit.” So I called the casting director, and I said, “Listen, I’m not going in unless you guys allow me to give her my own spin. Can I give her a British accent?” They’re like, “Absolutely. Come in, Alanna.” I did, and they all agreed to make her that.

IGN: So what does she make of Hank and vice versa?

Ubach: [British accent] What does she make of Hank? She loves Hank! In fact, she always messes it up because she’s perpetually drunk. She calls him Frank! [Laughs]

Alanna Ubach as The Widow in Californication

IGN: I imagine Hank may not be sure what to make of this women then?

Ubach: Not at all. In fact, he passes me on to baldy [Charlie].

IGN: You're appearing on three episodes throughout the season, right?

Ubach: Yes, she’s this magical little alien that flies down from her planet every once in awhile to visit Planet Earth.

IGN: And what’s it like working with Duchovny?

Ubach: He’s fantastic. He’s really cool. He’s just a really sweet, down-to-earth guy. The entire cast, they’re just a bunch of pros. He was a little under the weather when we first started, and I was, too. We were all gargling hydrogen peroxide trying to kick it. He’s just sweet and totally himself. There isn’t any pretension. He’s the real deal.

IGN: This is on Showtime, and they can get away with some pretty funny, outrageous stuff.

Ubach: Fantastic, man. That writer, he can get away with anything. It’s fantastic. He has the best job in the world. He’s able to write anything dirty, dirty as you wanna be.

IGN: Did you have some interesting dialogue thrown at you?

Ubach: [British accent] Oh, I most certainly did! “Put it in me bum! Come on, put it in me bum! Put it in me ear! It doesn’t matter.”

IGN: So once the decision was made that she would have the British accent, the dialogue soon followed accordingly?

Ubach: Totally! It matched! I can’t believe they didn’t decide to make her British in the very beginning. It matched, it really freaking matched.

Alanna Ubach made her Californication debut on Sunday, January 27th (Episode "Dead Rock Stars" 6x03)

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