Jessica Biel Reveals How She Pertains to Her Character in ‘The Higher Sister’ (Unique)

Jessica Biel at all times tries to discover a private connection to every of her characters.

On the premiere of the actress’ newest TV collection, The Higher Sister, she tells PEOPLE how she associated to the privateness her character sought. Biel, 43, stars alongside Elizabeth Banks as sisters with a twisted previous who discover themselves on the middle of a scandal.

On the Tuesday, Could 20, New York Metropolis premiere, Biel defined portraying her varied characters “is at all times cathartic it doesn’t matter what I am doing.” 

“You are discovering one thing that’s in your life that’s parallel to one thing that you simply perceive or a contact level that you would be able to connect with that your character goes via,” she mentioned. “Typically it is summary, typically it is very linear.”

“I can perceive typically feeling like it’s important to placed on a cheerful face, or , smile and type of grin and bear it.” The actress has been within the public eye since she was forged in 7th Heaven at 14 years outdated. “I’ve positively achieved that in my previous earlier than.”

“I perceive wanting to cover a few of my private life or , simply maintain one thing sacred,” the actress added. “I believe my character does that in a really dysfunctional method, and I believe I do it slightly bit extra functionally, I hope,” she concluded whereas laughing.

Primarily based on Alafair Burke’s bestselling guide of the identical identify, the upcoming Prime Video collection sees Biel and Banks, as Chloe and Nicky, respectively. The 2 are pitted towards one another when their shared husband — Banks’ ex and Biel’s present associate — winds up murdered.

Because the whodunnit unfolds, the messy historical past Chloe and Nicky share with their useless husband Adam (Corey Stoll) makes them each appear to be suspects.

Whereas Biel and Banks, 51, are at odds within the new collection, the pair previously told PEOPLE that the chemistry got here “naturally” between them.

“I imply, there was nothing anybody ever mentioned that was a damaging remark about Elizabeth,” Biel mentioned. “Simply enjoyable, sensible, does all the pieces, so past unbelievable, humorous, all of the issues that everyone is aware of about her from her work, all is in fact true, however the different issues just like the nuance-y issues that [I] did not know.”

Banks added, “I had solely ever heard the loveliest issues [about Biel].”

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All eight episodes of The Higher Sister premiere on Thursday, Could 29, on Prime Video.