Last we saw Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), she narrowly escaped getting gunned down by Mexican drug kingpin Esteban (aka the mayor of Tijuana, aka her boyfriend) by producing a sonogram that appeared to show that the would-be turncoat was with child! As Season 5 of Weeds premieres (Monday at 10 pm/ET), Nancy's delicate state might have kept her safe in the short run, but not without its own set of complications. Parker tells us what she thinks of Nancy, ponders how far she'll fall this season, and surveys sisterhood with Jennifer Jason Leigh and the relative cleanliness of Alanis Morissette.
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Mary-Louise Parker wants to set the record straight: She loves being naked.
The star of Showtime's Weeds (Season 5 premieres Monday, June 8 at 10 pm/ET) is speaking out in response to a recent interview with More magazine that gave the impression that she regretted doing a nude scene that appeared in the Season 4 finale episode. "They made it sound like I was like, 'They made me take my clothes off and chained me to the bathtub,'" Parker says. What's the naked truth? Read on...
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Mary-Louise Parker is redirecting her affections from one ethically-challenged man to another.
The Weeds star will play the paramour of ...
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The fourth season of Weeds just ended, but Mary-Louise Parker is already thinking about next season. "I want it to get ugly [between Nancy and Esteban]," the actress tells our own Erin Fox. So does she know what's going to happen? Not exactly. "I just like the surprises. [Creator] Jenji [Kohan] is so amazing and she always surprises me and I love everything that she gives me," Parker says. Check out the video for more from our favorite drug-dealing housewife, including Parker's take on Nancy's parenting skills… or lack thereof.
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Feel that change of seasons? Hard not to notice on this Monday night, as two of cable's best summer series- TNT's popular signature drama The Closer and Showtime's quirky classic Weeds- sign off with life-or-death cliffhangers, a week before the official network season gets underway. ( The Closer's story will pick up again in the new year, with five episodes remaining in this split season.)
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