The press release for Amy’s upcoming guest spot on Once Upon a Time, titled ‘Dreamy’, has been released and offers a little more information on her characters — a nun in Storybrooke and a ‘beautiful but clumsy’ fairy. How exciting! Sadly, Amy doesn’t seem to be featured in the recently released stills or promos but let’s hope she has some decent screen time. Details are under the cut!

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Amy Acker is no stranger to the fantasy/supernatural genre, so it’s hardly surprising that she should find herself on not one but two fairy-tale-themed series. First up, she reconnects with her Angel roots (and producers!) as a life-sucking Black Widow in tonight’s episode of Grimm (NBC, 9/8c). Then, in a few weeks, she’ll don a pink dress to play Grumpy’s new gal on Once Upon a Time. Here, she shares with TVLine her observations about the differences between the two fantasy realms, and tells all (well, almost all) about her Grimm alter ego’s double life.

TVLINE | Your Grimm character, the Spinnetod, seemed very remorseful after her kills, which is unlike the show’s typical villain. How did you get into the Black Widow mindset?
I think that was the exciting part about playing the character — it wasn’t that she was just a killer. There is a difficult choice between having to do something you don’t want to in order to survive and deciding if your life is more valuable than someone else’s. It was interesting to see how that struggle would affect someone — on top of being a spider. [Laughs]

TVLINE | The first kill is actually a bit of a shock. It seems like she’s not going to go for it, but then she attacks.
I thought that was a fun scene, because you think, “Oh no, she’s gonna get hurt by that guy!” but she doesn’t. I love when that stuff happens — when you think that it’s gonna be one way, but then it turns on you.

TVLINE | What about the moral dilemma — she had to suck the life out of young men every five years to keep from rapidly aging?
The real interesting part of this character — and it sort of goes in with the bigger picture of what they’re doing with the characters in Grimm – is distinguishing between what’s right and what’s wrong when the lines aren’t clear. I think she just wants her family to have a normal life and wishes for the other part to go away, but there’s no way to do both that she knows of.

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Amy Acker, known for portraying a sweet egghead who was enslaved on Joss Whedon’s vampire-detective series Angel, won’t be playing the victim on Friday’s Grimm (9/8c, NBC).

In “Tarantella,” Acker plays Lena, an alluring woman who happens to be a deadly black widow-type of creature, or in Grimm-speak, a Spinnetod. “It’s a spider-creature who, in order to survive, has to sacrifice or eat three men every five years,” the actress tells TVGuide.com.

Working on Grimm reunited Acker with Angel executive producer David Greenwalt. “I was excited that he was back doing something else again,” she says. “And I just loved the whole concept of the fairy tales, the Grimm tales and detectives. It was something that when we were looking at all the new shows, I was like, ‘I want to watch that one.’ I was excited for this role because it seemed like it was going to be just a real challenge and it was going to be something that I definitely hadn’t done before.”

Read more about Acker’s conflicted character, the makeup involved and reuniting with Whedon for Much Ado About Nothing and The Cabin in the Woods:

What can you tell us about Lena and her need to kill men?
Amy Acker: That was what was interesting about playing this part is that you really, you kind of struggle with her as to what the right thing for her to do is. She’s doing the wrong thing, but at the same time, it’s kind of like, there’s not another choice.

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Production stills featuring Amy in her upcoming episode of Grimm have been released, therefore 005 MQ stills and an promo-esque still have been added to the gallery; link and previews are below.

In other news, there are also several sneak peeks available for viewing at SpoilerTV — the very first clip is Amy centric. Enjoy!

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- Production Stills

Amy’s movie that was filmed on location in Texas with Wes Cunningham shall be screening at 2 separate film festivals this month — and according to the film’s official twitter, Amy shall be making an appearance at the SF IndieFest, on the Sunday — thanks to Richard for the heads up! Screening info is posted below. Hopefully, we’ll see some pics from these events.

@SIRONIAFILM Looking forward to SIRONIA screening at SFIndieFest. Amy Acker will be there!

• San Francisco Independent Film Festival (official site)
- Sunday, February 12
- Wednesday, February 15

• Sedona International Film Festival (official site)
- Tuesday, February 21
- Friday, February 24

A promo of Amy’s upcoming episode on Grimm that was attached to the end of this week’s episode has been posted on YouTube — definitely seems like a scary show — therefore (spoiler-ish) screencaptures have been made & added to the gallery; a preview is to your right & the gallery link is below. Enjoy!

Don’t forget, Amy’s episode shall be airing this Friday [10 February] — be sure to check your local listings.

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- 1×11 – Tarantella Preview Captures

Upcoming convention alert! Amy is scheduled to appear in Toronto for the 3rd Annual Wizard World Toronto Comic Con on the weekend; on both days (April 14-15, 2012.) The article posted below offers a little more information.

A state-of-the-art downtown venue, new dates and fresh celebrity guests mark the third Wizard World Toronto Comic Con, which today announced its standout lineup scheduled to attend the event, April 14-15 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC). Popular screen stars Paul Wesley, Jeri Ryan, Scott Bakula and Amy Acker will be joined by WWE® Superstar Edge® and dozens of standout celebs and talented comic book artists and writers at the convention, which promises to be even bigger and better in 2012.

Bakula (“Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Quantum Leap”) and Acker (“Angel,” THE CABIN IN THE WOODS) will appear both days, while Wesley (“The Vampire Diaries,” “24”), Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager,” “Boston Public”) and Edge® are scheduled to attend on Saturday only.

“Toronto and the entire region have embraced Wizard World Toronto Comic Con over the past two years, and we’re excited to bring a first-class event to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre,” said John Macaluso, Wizard World Board of Directors. “From well-known, relevant stars like Paul Wesley and Jeri Ryan and classic and cult actors and actresses to an outstanding collection of big-time artists and a unique array of exhibitors and vendors, there’s something for everyone.”

The event, produced by Wizard World, Inc. (WIZD.PK), will bring together thousands of fans of all ages and dozens of celebrities and industry professionals to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video gaming, television, sci-fi, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more.

Source: PR Urgent