Dollhouse

Dollhouse’s Dushku Reveals Roles

Eliza Dushku revealed a few of the personas her character will take on in Fox’s upcoming SF drama Dollhouse, including one in which she’ll do a bit of singing.

"I had to sing a few episodes ago, yeah," Dushku said on the red carpet for the Video Game Awards on Dec. 14. "And I had to lay down a track, so we’ll see how it turns out [laughs]. We’ll see if a musical is a good idea after that episode airs."

The last time I spoke to Dushku, she said that she’d love to be in a Joss Whedon musical, a la Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.

In her Dollhouse ep, she said she sang "a cappella." "I was auditioning to be a backup singer for a big pop star in one episode," she said. "So it was like a gospel song I did."

Dushku’s character, Echo, is a person whose mind is wiped and programmed with different personas by a top-secret underground agency, which then sends her on various missions.

Dushku said her favorite persona so far was a killer. "I like the assassin chick that I just did," she said. "She has a lot of layers. Hyper-intelligent, and I also got to beat up a big 6-foot, 5-inch stunt guy."

What was the hardest? "A serious, professional woman with an up-do," Dushku said. "That’s hard for me. Joss is like, ’I know you by now. Your comfort zone lies in your hair. I can throw you off a building or hit you with a car or make you fight seven guys, but you get uncomfortable if I put your hair in an up-do.’ That’s kind of insane and kind of hilarious."

Dollhouse premieres on Feb. 13 and will air Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.