I’d be willing to be that — until yesterday — many of you had never heard of Jaimie Alexander. Then you saw Jaimie wearing that dress, and it was like Asgardian fog suddenly cleared and revealed a brand new attention-grabbing starlet. Of course Jaimie has been diligently working in Hollywood for at least a few years at this point. In a physical sense, Jaimie very much reminds me of a young Angie Everhart, so you wouldn’t be the only one who’s been confused about her true identity.
In gossip circles, Jaimie is the jump-off (and Nurse Jackie co-star) of Peter Facinelli after his marriage from Jennie Garth crumbled. More importanly, Jaimie appears next to Chris Hemsworth’s abs in the Thor movies. Jaimie plays lady warrior Sif of Asgard, who is the romantic rival of Natalie Portman’s Jane. I think Sif actually ends up with Thor in the comics, right? Jaimie is similarly ambitious. Kaiser corretly pointed out how the internet considers her the front runner for an unidentified female character in the upcoming Superman-Batman movie. She’s also not-so-secretly gunning for a modern Wonder Woman movie … not that she’d be interested in the role at all. At least if the costume is going to be as sexist as it used to be.
Beyond Hollywood, Jaimie grew up in Texas. She says she was a wrestler in high school. All of this comes courtesy of her new video interview with Vanity Fair:
On the tough stuff: “My greatest fear is flying on airplanes, actually. I do a lot of my own stunts. I love helicopters, bungee jumping, the whole schbang. But airplanes … I have to be drunk.”
She has four supportive brothers: “Until they like see me in some magazine where I’m like in a bikini or something, and they’re like, ‘Dude, that’s my sister, stop looking at it.’ But they love it, and luckily I’ve gotten to do a lot of action films, and that’s what they really enjoy.
She was an athlete in high school: “I was a wrestler. It just teaches you discipline and self respect. And you know your worth, and it definitely creates a grounded personality. That I find … when I meet a lot of women from Texas, they have that certain similarity.”
How to stay grounded: “Oh, it’s tough. You have people saying, ‘Oh wear your hair like this. Lose this much weight. Gain this much weight. Do this. Do that. And part of you goes, ‘Well, that’s not me. And because that’s a lot of extra work, I don’t care to put that effort into myself, I guess.”
Her greatest achievement: “Trying to do things without fear. And just letting go and taking that first leap of faith and just going with the flow.”
She wants to see evil Sif: “I would love to see her as Lady Loki. I would love for her to be evil.”
On typical action-movie pitches: “Oh, yeah! We’ll put you in a push-up bra and hot pants and you’ll run around and punch some guy in the face. Like how about not.”
[From Vanity Fair & ComicBookMovie.com]
That last bit about Jaimie not wanting to kick action-movie butt while dressed up in a provocative costume is interesting. First off, that’s exactly what (for better or worse) most action heroines are forced to wear in movies. Katniss Everdeen, Sarah Connor, and Ripley of Aliens fame are a few exceptions, but (sadly) most butt-kicking chicks end up looking like Pam Anderson in Barb Wire. Secondly, Jaimie wore that dress on the Thor 2 red carpet a few days ago, which (arguably) says, “I’m willing to wear whatever it takes to get your attention.”
Here’s a video clip of Jaimie’s interview with Vanity Fair.
Photos courtesy of WENN
See? It worked. She now has everyone’s attention, and TommyAnnE is crying as if someone snatched away one of his favorite toys.
All I have to say is three outfits, two of them have a peplum and one appears to be made of vinyl.
That’s it, I’m out.
I still don’t know who she is. So you guys say she was in the movie with Thor, but I don’t remember her (might be on purpose) So her and Amber Heard are on the same level, acting wise? Or non-acting as it were?
I don’t think she’s good. Granted, I’ve seen her only in Thor (1 and 2). But I wouldn’t say she’s as bad as Amber Heard.
I’m still baffled by the fact I was able to see her p*ssy in some of the pictures. I’m FAR from a prude, but I don’t think that a clear view of anyone’s genitalia should be *THAT* accessible. At least…not on the red carpet.
P.S.: I apologize in advance for using the word p*ssy — I know some find it offensive (I, however, don’t). I refuse to use the word vagina, and the word vulva — albeit the correct, proper term — reminds me of a sea monster.
Thanks a lot. I will now think of my vulva as my sea monster for eternity. You did that on purpose, didn’t you?
I am far from a prude as well, and she can wear what she wants, but I thought she looked vulgar and ridiculous.
Sorry!!! And I swear I didn’t do that on purpose.
Every time I read or hear the word “vulva” I NEVER think of a woman’s genitals. The first thing that comes to my mind is some legendary sea creature.
I think there’s a difference between being sexy (or even nekkid) on a red carpet or in a photo shoot bc you’re selling an image. It’s your choice to play up or down certain elements, but there’s no ‘suspension of disbelief’ in reality.
But when you’re playing a warrior, you are, just the same, trying to sell an idea: that you can have your body totally exposed, hair flying around and sporting painful and constricting – while bring down some evil warrior fully covered in proper armor and handling sharp objects? That’s lunacy. Dudes get full body armor but women fight in undies? WTF???
No worries here, you didn’t offend me at all. Vagina seems clinical and vulva reminds me of Seinfeld, so p*ssy works. It seems odd that she would complain about push up bras and hot pants (Peg Bundy standard wear) when she wore so little on the carpet. It makes it hard to believe when a star claims “accidental” beave-shot when some folks are willing to bare it all for attention.
Amber Heard! Right, I thought her promo style reminded me of someone just couldn’t remember. And Heard is so forgettable so there’s that.
Heroes are strong partly because of their outfit/armour, and heroines despite of their outfit and armour…
I saw photos yesterday of “the dress” and her privates were much, much more exposed than in the pictures posted here at CB. I was genuinely shocked by what I saw, and I really thought I’d seen it all when Rose McGowan showed up at the MTV awards back in the 90’s wearing nothing but a G-string and a paper clip. But I never, never saw Rose’s entire waxed mound. And that’s what I saw in one of the photos yesterday. Her entire waxed private part and the little bit of hair she sports down below. God, I now know this woman’s private grooming style. I will never forgive this boring, trite, vanilla, try-hard, pretend-actress for that visual.
It’s obvious from her premiere outfit she doesn’t really want to wear any clothes at all.
I don’t even remember her being in Nurse Jackie.
Was she the redhead doctor banging Facinelli in his office? That’s my only guess.
She plays Tunie, Jackie’s sister-in-law.
I had to look her up on that show, I didn’t remember her either.
She’s a pretty woman, but that dress the other day was awful, and kind of undoes any good argument she has about the movie costumes.
I thought she was briefly the girlfriend of Facinelli’s character, way back in season 1 or 2? When he was named on that doctor list?
And herein lies the problem with those who proclaim that revealing so much skin is “empowering for women”. After you’ve shown all your bits and pieces, it’s pretty hard to move forward, bashing provocative attire. You come off as disingenuous.
This pretty much, it’s. kinda like Katy Perry saying other pop starles should put it away when she has a career built on sensuality, it’s like girl, sit down.
I still keep getting her confused with Cobie Smulders, then I remember she’s in the Thor movies not Avengers. I saw the first 2 series of Nurse Jackie and I’m guessing she was playing the girl dating Facinelli’s character?
“How to stay grounded: “Oh, it’s tough. You have people saying, ‘Oh wear your hair like this. Lose this much weight. Gain this much weight. Do this. Do that. And part of you goes, ‘Well, that’s not me. And because that’s a lot of extra work, I don’t care to put that effort into myself, I guess.”
Sorry, but that made me LAUGH OUT LOUD.
Really? That’s what she thinks about when she hears the word grounded? Jesus, the irony. Oh life’s really tough for you darling, but do keep up the good work of staying true to your weight, hair and make-up.
I respect what she says about not wearing skimpy outfits to play a superhero. There’s a difference between appearing in a male-dominated genre in which women are only seen as sex objects (even when fighting, because who needs armour when you have boobs, apparently?) and wearing an outrageous dress on a red carpet. Now, I wouldn’t have worn that dress because I am too fond of carbs but…eh, I get it.
Well the guys of Thor were all in suits while she walked around naked on the red carpet. Same thing. In the interview she talks about her brothers being embarrassed if they see her doing bikini pics in a magazine. How is walking around flashing your tits and beaver better than a bikini picture. She’s just a hypocrite.
Sadly for her, comic book artists do not draw female heroes 95% of the time in practical outfits. And Wonder Woman is definitely not practical so you will be in a corset and high heels and booty shorts. Sorry.
(Note: as a female and a comic book fan, I don’t think that it is right, nor is it fair, but it is what it is.)
I hope she gets to be Wonder Woman! And Lady!Loki is awesome. In the comics, Loki actually takes possession of Sif’s body and is “a woman” for a while.
On a previous post featuring Hemsworth and Hiddles some of us were discussing how kick ass females usually have to wear tight fitting attire to appease the masses. But that’s not always the case. Jolie wore normal clothing in Salt and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Even in the remake of Total Recall Jessica Biele wore normal street attire.
As for superhero films they are required to wear what the character s in the comic books wore. Theses comics date back to many years ago. If she is being asked to play Wonder Woman or Superwoman her costume should come as no surprise. Scarlett Johansson wore tight leather in The Avengers but Jeremy Renner’s leather pants were just as tight as hers. Women went out of their minds on how Chris Evans looked in those tight blue spandex. In Xmen and Fantastic Four the men and women were equally matched when suited up in their leather jump suit battle attire.
I’m not convinced she’s in actual talks with DC for becoming Wonder Woman. If she is, blabbing about it publicly and then wearing a dress showing your ass and crotch publicly isn’t really the way to go forward in becoming the face of a family friendly franchise. She’s in big danger of overplaying her hand.
All her recent actions reek more of her team trying to get her a better contract for next movie from Marvel or trying to make her ‘happen’ for other roles in some Michael Bay type of movies. The articles about Marvel offering her a bigger role in future Thor movie if she turns down DC implies to me her team is purposefully leaking info about her potential DC role.
I used to like her but I’m staring to think she’s the new Ashley Greene except even less relevant.
Except most people who saw the Twish*te movies actually remember Ashley Greene’s character, whereas I know I’ve seen Thor and I still have no idea who this woman is!
“Similarly ambitious” lol!
“In gossip circles, Jaimie is the jump-off (and Nurse Jackie co-star) of Peter Facinelli after his marriage from Jennie Garth crumbled. “
I don’t know anything about a possible affair and/or if she’s the reason he left Garth (I honestly don’t care about them). But they’re in a movie together, too:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568337/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7
Eh, I heard something along the lines of that they were sneaking around and seeing each other while he was still married and filming in Canada (or something like that).
I don’t know if he was cheating on his wife–he seems kinda douchey to me, and she seemed like she was devastated when they separated. But she also seems like the type to be like ‘we’re married no matter what’…..I remember she said that for them, divorce wasn’t an option–which implied to me that she was willing to put up with anything to keep him as her husband.
Which isn’t good in my opinion–to me, it seems like she was either super clingy and he got tired of that, or he was a douche who took advantage of her (views toward marriage). I wouldn’t be surprised if he did cheat–but we really don’t know, unless Jennie comes out and says it.
I just wish he’d gotten with someone his age–maybe this Jaimie girl is smart and all, but I hate it when male actors get a divorce from their age appropriate wife, and then jump into a relationship with some child 10-15 years younger. I guess because they don’t want to be serious, don’t want the demands of someone their own age and want to be free. Case in point: Johnny Depp.
It’s a good thing she’s hot because she sounds like a total dumbass in the interview. More vapid nudity, taking her clothes off so we’ll make it rain at the box office maybe? And I can get on board with a sexy super heroine way before I can get on board with a vagina baring red carpet dress. I second the Katy Perry thing. These ladies need to have a seat.
I`d be more more willing to believe her, if she didnt wear that super revealing dress the other day.
i still think Hudson Leick in Xena was dressed appropriately for a kick-ass female warrior. Just the right amounts of functionality, modesty and sexuality to make it work…
Sorry, but I really like this chick. I love Sif and she has a rocking body. Wearing a risqué dress on the red carpet has nothing to do with not wanting to be some skimpy clad heroine in the films that young girls will actually see.
*ducks rocks from all the haters on here*
Her greatest fear is airplanes but she loves helicopters? She doesn’t want to wear a push-up bra and hot pants but she parades her snatch on the red carpet? She needs to learn to give a better interview.
See, that’s just it. She doesn’t seem to have a personal identity AT ALL (see my comment below about her style in photos). She seems to say, do, and dress really randomly. On a whim, practically. Like she doesn’t know who she is, or like she’s so desperate and try-hard that she’ll say and do anything. And when a person contradicts herself in the course of mere sentences that’s the sign of a person who is making crap up as she goes along.
I wouldn’t want to see her as Lady Loki because the TPTB will portray Sif going rogue because she’s a woman scorned: Thor chose Jane, a mortal, over her. What a cliche.
Looking at those photos, she doesn’t seem to have a personal style or a sense of her own self stylistically. I mean, the looks (fashion, hair, makeup) in all the photos are so drastically different and not in a good way of like “she’s so eclectic”. They’re literally like several different WOMEN and not in a good way of like “she’s so versatile”. Just random different looks/personas as if she doesn’t know who she is when she has to get dressed up to go out.
I am not sure Jennie Garth’s sloppy seconds are THAT great a score . . .
B*tch, please. At least your baby-maker would be covered in hot pants. I want to like this chick – although that just could be latent love for the Lady Sif character bleeding over onto her – but good godd@mn, it’s hard at the moment :S