Eva La Rue (Natalia Boa Vista) has a lengthy resume, but joining the cast of CSI:Miami has brought her more attention than ever before.

As a former star of daytime television, La Rue told Lucire magazine that she was used to a certain amount of "anonymity when travelling to other parts of the world." Now, however, she's working on a hit show with "international appeal." But La Rue doesn't regret joining the cast of Miami. "Although I arrived in the fourth season and was worried about the cast being tight and cliqueish, and having to work just as hard behind the scenes to be included, everybody was lovely from the get-go," she said. "Although it is a very serious drama, my co-stars have wonderful personalities, a great sense of humour and made sure I felt right at home."

From an early age growing up in California, La Rue knew she had been bitten by the entertainment bug. "Starting around the time I was about three, I emerged as the one in the neighbourhood putting on improved talent shows, casting friends, putting up the curtains and creating the costumes—the whole thing. Though the interest in acting came later, I was singing and dancing into my teens and found that triple threats like Shirley MacLaine, Rita Moreno, Ann-Margret, Liza Minelli, Debbie Reynolds were among my inspirations," she said.

When it comes to the entertainment business, La Rue explained that you take whatever comes your way. "To be really honest, there’s no rhyme or reason to this business," she said. "What I have learned in the years I have been doing this is that the best roles suited for you allow you to stretch as long as it’s in your sphere. And although many people argue about show business being business and not show art, for the actor, it is more about honing and studying your craft."

To read the full interview, please head over to Lucire's official website.

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