By Rob. Walton
WHO IS SHE?:
The sexy, sharp-jawed actress can currently be seen as Joaquin Phoenix's romantic pursuer in The Village, Jennifer Garner's best friend in 13 Going on 30 and Jason Bateman's boob-flashing secretary on Fox's Arrested Development.
WHAT HAS SHE DONE?:
Greer, 29, made an early lasting impression as George Clooney's desk chair quickie mate at the opening of Three Kings. Since then, she's been Mel Gibson's suicidal co-worker in What Women Want, J. Lo's ditzy assistant in The Wedding Planner and the object of Nic Cage's affections in Adaptation. This fall, she appears with Christina Ricci and Shannon Elizabeth in Wes Craven's Cursed.
WHY DO WE CARE?:
With her biting wit and those classic features, this doe-eyed beauty has too much personality to be contained in best friend roles forever. She's destined to break out soon into leading lady status.
Playboy.com: On Arrested Development, you easily manipulate your business rivals by flashing your breasts. Have you ever used your womanly wiles to get what you want?
Judy Greer: My answer to that is no, but other people might have a different opinion.
PB: Speaking of breasts, you told WWD that you recently learned the value of double-faced tape.
JG: I wore this amazing beige cashmere Marc Jacobs dress for the 13 Going on 30 premiere. It had a plunging J. Lo-style neckline. If I wasn't standing with my chest thrust forward, the dress would gape open. During my six years on movie sets I learned about Top Stick, double-sided tape for your flesh and clothing. You Top-Stick the hell out of whatever you don't want to come open.
PB: With co-starring roles in 30 movies over the last five years, you may be Hollywood's most successful actress who isn't a household name. Do you at least have an entourage?
JG: I beg people to come with me to places so I look more important, but no one will ever come. I'm trying to assemble an entourage, but so far the only taker is my dog Buckley, and that's just because I have a collar and leash on him.
PB: You're a bitch to Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30. In high school, were you a mean girl? Or were you the target of the mean girls?
JG: Initially, I was more invisible, which I think is worse in a way. I never felt like anyone really noticed me, although now people are saying they did. Liars. [Laughs] Toward the end, when I gave up trying so hard, I wound up with a pair of Birkenstocks and a big, woolly sweater and I had the hair to go along with it. I think I was more of a hippy, and maybe I'm rediscovering that again.
PB: For your role in The Village, you had to attend a 19th century boot camp. What's the hardest part of living in the 1890s?
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