Question for STTNG/Titan authors

[Nick M]

I find Christine Vale to be a great character, and love her progression. My question for those that have written her character, what actress would you most like to see play her if she was used in a film or show?

Thanks.



(I don't know how to hide like a spoiler, but I always picture Julia Stiles for some reason when I picture Vale.)

 

[ronny]

I'm guessing the answer to your question will be buried in this thread.

 

[KRAD]

Folks have suggested actors ranging from Amanda Tapping to Katee Sackhoff. After recently seeing Million Dollar Baby, I'm starting to see the possibilities in Hilary Swank.....

 

[fleetcaptain]

Folks have suggested actors ranging from Amanda Tapping to Katee Sackhoff. After recently seeing Million Dollar Baby, I'm starting to see the possibilities in Hilary Swank.....

I see it too KRAD. She already played a US Military Officer in "The Core" so its possible.

 

[Julio Angel Ortiz]

Folks have suggested actors ranging from Amanda Tapping to Katee Sackhoff. After recently seeing Million Dollar Baby, I'm starting to see the possibilities in Hilary Swank.....

I see it too KRAD. She already played a US Military Officer in "The Core" so its possible.

Oooh that's a good one. I can see that...

 

[Nick M]

Not so sure I see Swank in the role, I thought Vale is supposed to be a stocky build? Now granted, Julia Stiles isn't stocky, but just who I always see when I read the Vale character. Maybe I am way off on this one.

 

[Christopher]

I dunno about "stocky." I picture Vale as relatively short, but lean. There could be a description somewhere to the contrary, though.

 

[Geoff Thorne]

I always saw her as Katee Sackhoff and then, recently as Yvonne Strahovski.

 

[Stevil2001]

Strangely, despite being originally described as having dark hair, Vale has been envisioned as being played as every blond actress to ever appear in genre television/film, plus Heather Jarman.

 

[JD]

I thought she was described as being blond in her first couple appearances.

 

[Christopher]

The early descriptions of Vale's hair color were inconsistent -- which is why it was later established (by me, I think) that she frequently changed her hair color.

 

[Geoff Thorne]

Strangely, despite being originally described as having dark hair, Vale has been envisioned as being played as every blond actress to ever appear in genre television/film, plus Heather Jarman.

That's unfair.

I picked women who can act and are able to convincingly kick ass.

When I "met" Vale, she was blond but it was established that her hair was not consistently that way. In SoD she spends a good portion of the book (all? I don't remember switching her back) with red hair. Actual red, not the carrot color we refer to as red hair.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Strangely, despite being originally described as having dark hair, Vale has been envisioned as being played as every blond actress to ever appear in genre television/film, plus Heather Jarman.

That's unfair.

I picked women who can act and are able to convincingly kick ass.

Hey, Heather Jarman kicks ass!

 

[Stevil2001]

Strangely, despite being originally described as having dark hair, Vale has been envisioned as being played as every blond actress to ever appear in genre television/film, plus Heather Jarman.

That's unfair.

I picked women who can act and are able to convincingly kick ass.

When I "met" Vale, she was blond but it was established that her hair was not consistently that way. In SoD she spends a good portion of the book (all? I don't remember switching her back) with red hair. Actual red, not the carrot color we refer to as red hair.

I wasn't specifically referring to you, and I was just being flip. But I do think it's weird that no one ever suggests non-blond actresses.

 

[Angstromdweller]

Strangely, despite being originally described as having dark hair, Vale has been envisioned as being played as every blond actress to ever appear in genre television/film, plus Heather Jarman.

That's unfair.

I picked women who can act and are able to convincingly kick ass.

When I "met" Vale, she was blond but it was established that her hair was not consistently that way. In SoD she spends a good portion of the book (all? I don't remember switching her back) with red hair. Actual red, not the carrot color we refer to as red hair.

I wasn't specifically referring to you, and I was just being flip. But I do think it's weird that no one ever suggests non-blond actresses.

Judging by the pictures Google dig out for me, I wouldn't describe Hilary Swank as blonde.

And of the actresses mentioned here she definitely has the face that works best with my impression of Vale.

 

[Stevil2001]

Oh, you're right. I was mixing her up with someone else. Mea culpa.