October 03, 2003
A few minutes with Janel Moloney
USA Weekend Magazine
The actress, who turns 34 this Friday, has begun her fifth season as "The West Wing"'s caustic and charming Donna Moss. Her insider's view:
First things first. Will things between Donna and her boss, Josh Lyman, finally heat up this season?
I don't know! I do know they go through a difficult spot, but I can't tell you what it is.
What do you hope for?
Any opportunity to make out with Brad Whitford, I would be thrilled. But I think it's more fun to want them to get together than for it to actually happen.
How are things since creator Aaron Sorkin left?
We just all had to find our sea legs a little bit. But it's good. We're working really hard and trying to make the show as good as we can.
What would people be surprised to know about you?
That I take tango. That I have a twin sister. That I'm from the [San Fernando] Valley and not the East Coast. I say that because people always, always think I'm from Connecticut or Vermont or something.
What do you TiVo?
I'm addicted to Charlie Rose. And I'm obsessed with something people may find strange: It's a show on TLC called Trauma: Life in the ER, which shows real emergency-room scenes. I'll TiVo three of those and watch them all in a row. I just can't get enough. I can eat my dinner and watch it.
