MARGARET COLIN
TAKES ON A ROLE
THAT SUITS HER
NOW AND AGAIN
Margaret
Colin never wanted "to play mom to anybody." As the actress's life
changed, however, so did her mind "Now I am a mom," she says, "and I find
mothers incredibly fascinating." (Colin and her husband, Guiding Light
star Justin Deas, are the parents of Sam, 9, and Joey, 6.) She is
particularly intrigued by Lisa Wiseman, her character on CBS's romantic
sci-fi drama Now and Again. (Fridays, 9 PM/ET). "She is a terrific home-maker,
she's in love with her husband and her kid," says Colin, 42. "She's the
kind of suburban woman who should be glorified. " Of course, she's
also a woman who doesn't know that the young hunk hanging around is really
a scientifically upgraded version of the husband she believes is dead.
"I like that part, too'- she says, contemplating the unusual for Hollywood,
at least-romantic possibilities between her and 32 year old costar Eric
Close, who plays her new and improved husband "Why is it always the older
guy with Catherine Zeta Jones?" asks the actress, whose film credits
include "3 Men and a Baby" and "Independence Day."
The easygoing Colin has done four series and a pair of soaps' and she wasn't that keen to return to TV. But an "appealing script" by Now and Again producer Glenn Gordon Caron won her over, as did some perks. The show is filmed in New York, near her New Jersey home, and she gets to smooch with her "cutie pie" costar. Says Colin: "'This has turned into a wonderful part-time job." -Ileane Rudolph