Californication Insider

Remember that baby face and ever-present nasally voice? That’s Grace Sheffield, who looked cute and dropped some nice one-liners as she trailed behind the awful Fran Drescher in ‘The Nanny’ from 1993 to 1999. Well, at least she did in the one episode of that crock that I managed to endure!

And here she is now doing Kubrick’s Lolita!! … My hasn’t she grown!

Yap, Maddy’s really ditched the schoolgirl uniform and cutesy kid schtick to become a piece of hot, stacked, jailbait called Mia Lewis who’s hell-bent on either mounting or destroying poor Hank Moody (played by so-called ‘sex addict’ David Duchovny) in Showtime’s wonderful “Californication.”

She also therein spends time claiming to have written a novel with the great title “F*cking and Punching”! (coincidentally the working title of a new film based on the Rihanna and Chris Brown relationship!)

Although she plays a seventeen year old Mia, Zima’s actually 24! (or what, in Hollywood, is known as ‘Middle Aged’!)

Eva Amurri is following in her mother Susan Sarandon’s footsteps, for she is playing the role of a student who turns to stripping in the latest series of US hit show ‘Californication’.

She stars as Jackie, a student who moonlights in a strip club, during the third season of the show starring David Duchovny

The show sees her writhing around Duchovmy’s college professor character Hank Moody, peeling off a corset to dance for him topless.

Played by: Pamela Adlon

Occupation: Beauty Salon Manager

Signature look: Fresh, brash, hard core.

Personality: woman who never minces words, unapologetic.

Marcy’s backstory: the middle of a nasty divorce with Hank’s agent/best friend, Charlie. Reluctantly, she has allowed her soon-to-be-ex-husband to move back in while they sort out the details of their pending split. But after Charlie got far too close with one her salon customers, will Marcy set her sights on one of his new clients?

Played by: Madeline Zima

Occupation: High school student at an all-girls private school

Signature look: Classy, sophisticated, and trendy. Her style makes her appear to be older than she actually is.

Personality: Mia is mischievious and appears to be pure evil. However, she does have her moments (i.e. being a good almost step-sister to Becca).

Mia’s backstory: Mia Gross is a sixteen year old girl from southern California. Her mother obviously died and she was left with her father, Bill, who was obviously never in touch with his emotions to begin with. Bill generally ignores her and as a result, Mia seeks a father figure elsewhere, namely, in the unlikely character of Hank Moody.

VIRTUES AND VICES

Moral values: Apparently none. But deep down Mia has a sense of right and wrong.

Vices(s): Sleeping with older men (so far only Hank), blackmailing Hank, drinking, and overdosing on pills.

Regret(s): Losing her mother.

Personal Goal(s): To mooch off Hank as much as possible.

Played by: Madeleine Martin

Occupation: Middle School student

Signature look: Gothic/punk. Long dark hair with straight bangs, black eyeliner, and dark clothes.

Personality: Quiet, intelligent and insightful. She inherited her father’s truthfulness and kindness and both of her parents love of music.

Becca’s backstory: Becca was born in New York City, but moved to Los Angeles, California around age nine or ten. Shortly after, her parents split up and she went to live with her mother and her mother’s new boyfriend, Bill Gross, and his daughter, Mia.

VIRTUES AND VICES

Moral values: Kindness and helping out those in need

Vices(s): Occasionally cursing

Regret(s): Her mom and dad breaking up.

Personal Goal(s): Becoming a kick ass rockstar.