She is not afraid to say it.  The star of the new CW series Privileged premiering tomorrow at 9pm said she cried in front of the producers and network officials when she was told she got the part.

“I know it sounds like a cliché, but this really is a dream job for me," Joanne Garcia said.  "I'm working harder than I ever have, and I'm loving every moment.”

The Tampa-native went from being a blonde to a redhead to suit her role for the auditions, and she admits she had initial qualms with how things would turn out.

"I had to go red because the script called for it," Garcia explained, "and I thought, 'Oh, I'm blond now, and I'll do this whole red thing for the script.  And then somehow in this magical transformation, I'll be blond again,' but there's no way now.  I don't miss the blond."

Yes, she had no regrets. "I think I'm getting more attention, more respect and more of everything - life is good right now."

Garcia, 29, shot into mainstream popularity when she co-starred in another CW sitcom Reba from 2001 to 2007.  After doing the show for 124 episodes, she was reportedly concerned that her extensive role in the series would make it difficult for her to bag other, more different roles.  A year later, she was cast on the short-lived CBS comedy Welcome to the Captain.

Going back to the subject of color, Privileged, in fact, opens with aspiring journalist Megan (Garcia) putting henna color on her hair while proclaiming, “Red is bold.  It grabs people by the collar and says, 'Promote me.  I am ready for greatness.'”

Greatness, it is.  Privileged producer-writer Rina Mimoun compared Garcia's work to Lauren Graham of Gilmore Girls.

Catch Megan and the rest of the cast when Privileged premieres tomorrow at 9pm on the CW.


-Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Tampa Bay Online
(Image Courtesy of The CW)