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J.J. Abrams has a pretty solid track record of turning his female leads into popular sex symbols. Keri Russell was once so big that the simple act of cutting her hair caused shockwaves throughout the TV and fashion worlds. Jennifer Garner kicked butt on Alias and now has a solid film career. And Evangeline Lilly moved from small-time Canadian actress to hot leading lady.

Now Abrams is going to do it again with Anna Torv, the Australian star of Fringe. Though audiences down under might recognize her, the decision to cast a complete unknown to American audiences on a pilot that cost $10 million wouldn't make much sense unless there's something very special about this woman. Indeed Torv navigates the pilot well, standing up to overwhelming odds and fighting for love. And though it's her acting talents that fans will grow to love, it doesn't hurt that she's stripped down to her underwear and thrown into a water chamber in the first episode.


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