The girls all knew each other for a year before I came in. K: What did you learn about lesbian culture by working on the show?

S: The one thing I always say over and over again and I’ll say this to the day I die is “What the f**k is the big deal about? The more I learn about it, the more I know it’s just like straight people. You have the same issues in your relationships, when it comes to sex, when it comes to monogamy, when it come to having children. So why do they have to have so much attention on them? That always confused me and I always get so irritated. K: I heard a rumor that you weren’t going to be back or at least that you have some other pilots going. As an actress it’s always good to expand your roles and sink your teeth into other things.

Maybe it's just me, but all realities, virtual or otherwise, should include Sarah Shahi.

Shahi stars in NBC's upcoming drama Reverie, a science fiction series due out next midseason, and from the sounds of it, it's going to mess with your Jaimie Alexander showed off her fierce hairdo while hitting the carpet at Entertainment Weekly and People’s Upfronts Party on Monday (May 15) at Second Floor in New York City.

actor tells PEOPLE of life prior to son William Wolf‘s birth in 2009.

Jessica was there to promote her new USA series The Sinner while Amy NBC’s “Reverie” follows Mara Kint (Sarah Shahi), a former hostage negotiator and expert on human behavior who’s tasked with solving crimes in a virtual reality environment.She earned many roles in TV shows including Reba, The L Word, Supernatural, Alias and Dawson’s Creek.She also starred in the series Life as homicide detective Dani Reese and later grabbed the lead role in the film Facing Kate.She adopted her name Sarah after hearing the song Sarah because she was tormented for her real name.Sarah was encouraged to enter in beauty pageants by her parents when she was eight.