introducing ashley scott

Helena Kyle/The Huntress-Ashley Scott

In the first episode of Birds of Prey, Ashley Scott's alter ego, the Huntress, gives us a huge clue about what we can expect this fall. Before leaping from a high-rise building and fleeing across the rooftops of New Gotham, she declares, "I am the weapon!" It's a job description Scott, a Louisiana native, has been dreaming of ever since she started modeling at 15. "In Dark Angel, I was the back burner girl," explains Scott about her role as Asha. "Now, I feel like I can finally kick some you-know-what."

My character is: "Sassy, smart and spunky."

Her M.O. right now goes something like this: "Helena is rebelling against the whole supergirl stereotype. She's actually pissed with the stack of cards she has been dealt. She would rather be normal."

Secretly, the Huntress is: "A superhero at heart. She gets a kick out of the fact that she tends bar by day and saves the city of New Gotham from terrible villains by night."

So far, the greatest physical challenge has been: "Getting up at an ungodly hour to shoot. Ha! Just kidding. Seriously, I trained for about a month in tae kwon do. That was hard. I am not a gym person."

The biggest drawback to playing the Huntress is: "I am actually a natural blonde. On camera, the Goth look is cool, but in real life, when I wake up and look in the mirror, it is not so sexy."

FROM: thewb