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Springfield Actress Weds TV Co-Star

Mr, Mrs Jason O'Mara

Paige Turco Of "The Agency" Reveals The Top-Secret Routine That Keeps Her Strong, Slim and Sculpted.

A Little Rebelliousness Has Served Turco Well Nov 2002

Razor Magazine March 2002

Stuff Magazine 'A Paige Turner' Oct 2001

Springfield actress weds TV co-star9/27/03 Republican, The (Springfield, MA)

GEORGE LENKER STAFF The Republican (Springfield, MA) glenker@r... Actress Paige Turco has never let the whims of show business rain on her parade, so she wasn't about to let changes in the weather spoil her wedding day, either. The Springfield native married her TV co-star Jason O'Mara Sept. 19 during Hurricane Isabel's visit to Old Saybrook, Conn., where the wedding was held. "They said they were going to get married even if they had to wear fishing gear," said Joyce Turco, the mother of the bride. Paige Turco most recently performed on CBS show "The Agency." The show was a CIA-based drama but it turned into a romance for Turco - it's where she met O'Mara, her co-star on the show. Turco has proven to be a versatile thespian and a show business survivor. She started out in the soap operas "The Guiding Light" and "All My Children." She then moved easily onto the silver screen, appearing in several "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" films, before returning to television, playing on "NYPD Blue." More recently she worked on the Fox drama "Party of Five" before landing the role of Terri Lowell on the recently canceled "The Agency." Turco and O'Mara kept their relationship quiet on the set of the show, her mother said. And based on the couple's first scene together, the rest of the cast probably wouldn't have guessed any romance was in the offing. According to Joyce Turco, O'Mara threw a theatrical punch during the scene, but Turco forgot to duck. "It broke the skin over her eye and she had to go to the hospital," Turco's mother said. "He felt terrible." This auspicious start to the couple's history led to their choice of Nat King Cole's "Orange Colored Sky" as their first dance song. The lyric contains the lines: "I was walking along minding my business/When love came and hit me in the eye/Flash! Bam! Alakazam!/Out of an orange-colored sky." (COLOR PHOTO) Acress Paige Turco married co-star Jason O'Mara Sept. 19 in Old Saybrook, Conn. The Republican 10/19 MR., MRS. JASON O'MARA nee Jean Paige Turco Jean Paige Turco and Jason O'Mara of Sandy Cove County, Dublin, Ireland, were married Sept. 19 in a ceremony at St. John's Church, Old Saybrook, Conn. The bride is the daughter of Joyce J. Turco of Springfield, and the late David V. Turco. Parents of the bridegroom are Veronica J. O'Mara and Stephen O'Mara, both of Dublin, Ireland. Rebecca O'Mara, sister of the bridegroom, Meg Slavin, and Tricia Brooks attended the bride as maids of honor. Stephen J. O'Mara, the bridegroom's brother, Stephen Daly and Louis Doyle served as best men. The bride is a graduate of Bay Path College, Longmeadow, and the University of Connecticut at Storrs. The bridegroom is a graduate of St. Michael's College and Trinity College, both in Dublin. The couple are both actors and reside in New York City and Los Angeles, Calif.

December 2002 Fitness Magazine

Paige Turco Of "The Agency" Reveals The Top-Secret Routine That Keeps Her Strong, Slim and Sculpted. Tip: "The gym isn't the only place to get a workout-try taking a hike or a bike ride if you need a change. The most important thing is to make exercise fun." -Paige Turco, Fitness magazine 12/02 Paige Turco is serious about staying fit for her hit CBS show The Agency. "It such a physically demanding part," says the Paige, whose CIA-agent character regularly takes on the bad guys in fight and chase scenes. Off the set, the thirty-something actress also known for past roles in Party of Five and NYPD Blue) keeps fit with a mix of Pilates, yoga, running and power walks. Fortunately, Paige a former dancer, loves to work up a sweat. "Endorphins feel great!" she says. Boredom-Free WorkoutTo stave off boredom and stay motivated. Paige mixes up her routine. *Power walk for 10 minutes, run for 2 minutes; repeat walk/run for 2 minutes; repeat walk/run pattern for a total of 30-45 minutes (3 or 4 days a week) *Training session with a Pilates instructor (1 hour; 1 or 2 days a week) *Ashtanga yoga classes (2 or 3 days a week) *Stretching (10 minutes a day) *Pilates-style sit-ups such a teaser and crisscross 15 to 25 reps each; daily)Paige's "Special" Diet A typical day starts with a breakfast burrito filled with egg whites, cheese and bacon, plus decaf coffee and fresh-squeezed orange juice. Lunch is a five-ounce serving of salmon or sea bass with steamed broccoli, lima beans or brussel sprouts. Dinner at home can include a salad with a steak as reward for a hard day on the set. When she's working late, her favourite catered dinner is called "The Paige Special"-a deli sandwich piled high with roast beef, Swiss cheese, mayo and salt. Paige snacks on fresh fruit like strawberries, red grapes, watermelon and apples. She also drinks several bottles of water a day, she loves olive oil. "I drizzle a bit on almost everything-bread, steak, fish and veggies. I even put in the tub for a relaxing bath." Favourite Indulgences Paige loves Nutella, a chocolate-hazelnut spread that can be eaten like peanut butter. "Sometimes I'll just a dig a spoon into a jar or make a crepe with bananas," she says. Other treats include a slice a flourless chocolate cake or some other chocolate dessert-"the sweeter the better!" Battle of the Sexes Knowing that she has to keep up with the guys on-screen is a huge motivator. "It's a sure-fire way to get me moving," she says. Her Favourite Body Part "My calves. It took years to develop them with dancing, and they're still strong and shapely." How She Stays Sane Chilling out with her cat, Abigail. "She acts more like a dog than a feline-she's very loving and cuddly." Next Challenge Mastering martial arts. "They have the same freedom of movement as dancing. And I like that martial arts combine mind, body and spirit by improving your focus and awareness." Article by Debra L. Wallace

A Little Rebelliousness Has Served Turco Well Nov 2002

By Samantha Critchell
South Coast Today
November 2, 2002

NEW YORK — Paige Turco plays CIA operative Terri Lowell on the CBS drama The Agency, a workaholic who's skilled with computers and goes strictly by the book.

Lowell is a wizard in the CIA's graphic design department, and her ambition and good instincts have made her a prime candidate for fieldwork.

Off-screen, though, Turco, who received training from real-life CIA operatives, says she's rebellious and isn't particularly computer literate.

But the 37-year-old actress is working to understand Lowell's psyche, including catching up on the news when she's off the set. And, like her character, Turco (a former ballerina) is studying martial arts.

The Agency, now in its second season (Saturdays, 10 p.m. ET), also stars Beau Bridges, Rocky Carroll, David Clennon and Will Patton. The pilot had a plot line involving Usama bin Laden; a later episode involved an anthrax scare. Both shows were written and shot before last year's terrorist attacks but aired after Sept. 11.

Viewers responded particularly well to her character, Turco says, because Lowell was new to the CIA and learning how the intelligence world works — just like all the people glued to the news on television.

Turco graduated from the University of Connecticut and performed with the New England Dance Conservatory, the Amherst Ballet Theater Company and the Western Massachusetts Ballet Company.

Her first acting jobs included the daytime soap operas The Guiding Light and All My Children. She had roles on the TV series American Gothic, NYPD Blue and Party of Five, and starred in two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films.

Although The Agency is shot in California, Turco considers Manhattan her home. On a recent weekend visit, she squeezed in a doctor's appointment, this interview and a double cheeseburger, delivered from her favorite diner.

1. Why can't you commit to Los Angeles?

Turco: In New York there is more of a diversity of lives. Most of my friends aren't in the business but in L.A. so much of the city is 'industry' — not that that's a negative thing ... for me, though, I need to be able to walk around real life. Last year, I walked somewhere (in Los Angeles) and people almost drove their cars off the road.

2. A broken ankle ended your career as a ballerina before it really got started. Any regrets?

Turco: I went through a period where I couldn't even go to the ballet and watch because it was so painful and I missed it. ... Now I think it was the biggest blessing that could ever happen in my life. What I learned from that — and I try to live this way — is you really never know what's going to happen.

3. What's it been like to work on The Agency since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks?

Turco: None of us wanted to keep doing the show just for the sake of keeping our jobs, not for the sake of entertainment if it was going to make people feel uncomfortable or bring them any more fear or pain ... but we also became a voice in saying this really happened, there are real people involved and there are people left behind who deal with this pain every day.

4. How did you react to your first meeting with former teen heartthrob Shaun Cassidy, an executive producer of The Agency and on your previous show American Gothic?

Turco: He'll kill me for saying this, but when I first met him all I could hear was `Da Doo Ron Ron.' But he's my buddy now. And he's my boss.

5. Can you describe that rebellious streak you mentioned?

Turco: When I first started doing soaps I always played the goody-goody. I said to my mother, `Well, it's kind of fun because I get to play the perfect daughter you never had.’

Razor Magazine March 2002

Paige Turco started her career as a ballet dancer before an injury forced her to redirect her energies. Loving the arts, she turned her focus on drama and musical comedies. After acting in college, Paige gained notice playing Melanie Cortlandt Rampal, a virtuous country ingenue on the ABC soap All My Children. She next appeared as resourceful reporter April O Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. Paige soon turned the tables on her good girl image, playing a pregnant lesbian on NYPD Blue and an alcoholic, single mother on Party Of Five.

Razor Magazine

A Paige Turner Oct 2001

Paige Turco plays a plain Jane in the new CIA spy series The Agency. But we’ve got startling photographic evidence that proves the role is just another cover-up.

Stuff, October 2001

By Stuart Matranga

Upon scoping out CBS’s new spy thriller The Agency, you may have a tough time recognizing Paige Turco. On the show, the Massachusetts-born actress with sexy credentials (before this role, Paige played the delightfully accommodating lesbian on NYPD Blue and the orgasmic older woman who drove Scott Wolf to drink on Party of Five) has somehow been cast as a mousy forgery expert. A forgery expert? That, sir, is a fraud. Paige is so hot she could steam the serial numbers off a ten-spot. But with her obvious assets, it can’t be long before The Agency reassigns her to a job that reveals more of her true self. And then we’ll all be watching.

STUFF: So you’re a Catholic-school vet. Any coming-of-age stories that involve flannel skirts, heavy petting and gallons of booze?
PAIGE: No, I was really good. We did have this movie theater that we’d go to. Our parents would drop us off, and we would pay our money and simply go out the theater’s back door and hang out. Do you remember that button that said, my mom thinks i’m at the movies? That was kind of our story.

More, please.
Oh, I almost got kicked out of school. I’d sneak out, get into a car with a bunch of townies and drive to Roxbury, where we drank beer and hung out. That’s as bad as it got.

Wow. Let me regain my footing. How bad do you get when you get bad now?
I’m a good girl.

Except when…
My favorite sexy thing to do now is salsa dancing. It’s safe sex, really. I go to the Conga Room in L.A., Jimmy Smits’ place.

I love Jimmy Smits!
And the Copa in New York. It’s amazing. I am a sensualist. I like feeling a man’s hand on the small of my back, a man who knows what he’s doing—leading, but not pushing, anticipating but not being aggressive. Oh, my God! A good salsa is better than sex.

You should talk to a therapist—or a caterer. So what makes a guy a good dancer?
A guy who can control me. Because of my dance training, it takes a lot for me not to lead. It’s a rhythm thing.

Speaking of which, how would you relate dancing to sex?
You can tell from how someone dances with you how he’ll be in bed. He doesn’t have to be a technically proficient dancer to be great in bed, but it helps. Sex is all about balance and sensitivity and being aware of where the other person’s energy is. Great dancers are usually great lovers. Whether they’re worth two cents as people is another story. I should make guys dance with me before they get any further.

Or make them beg.
I think sexuality and sensuality are very healthy. What’s scary is when people hide it. I think sex is fun and, for better or worse, funny. I get some of my biggest laughs during sex. You need to talk about sex with a sense of humor, especially because sex is a sensitive area for a lot of people. The other thing is that you may not want to tell the world everything you do in bed.

Could you please talk about sex some more?
A lot of men like visceral sexuality, but that doesn’t mean that sex only means big boobs in your face.

OK, you just lost me.
The quiet librarian can be sexy. I like being sexy in subtle ways. It takes time to learn as a woman to trust whatever it is you have. Playing Terri [in The Agency], I wanted to take a very shy, wounded person and make her sexy. I think she’s very feminine and also very excited by the danger of espionage.

So…you played a lesbian on NYPD Blue. Guess what I’m going to ask next?
I don’t know. I’ve been asked a lot of things, so shoot.

Way to not do my job for me. How many lesbian overtures have you received since your character first debuted on the show?
Direct ask-outs? None. Not one.

OK, well, did you do a lot of research to prep for this role?
Ah…ha. No, because I wanted to approach it from…it was very important for me to play her as a woman who had the same problems that we all have within our lives—and [lesbianism] just happens to be her sexual preference.

Uh-huh. Ever kiss a girl?
Have I ever? No. No, I’m telling you, I lead a very boring life. I guess I never realized it…

Let’s pretend your name is spelled P-A-G-E, rather than P-A-I-G-E. As a page, what would you let me write on you?
Oh, wow! What would I let you write on me? What would I let you write or where?

You made my question better! Both.
Probably my calf. Maybe that’s a dancer thing. I don’t know what I’d let you write. This is very hard. What would I write on myself? Probably very happy to be blessed. And if I wrote it myself, it’d be on the small of my back.

Since you star in a show titled The Agency, it leads me to believe you’re an expert on all agencies. So what’s up with the FBI? I mean, could they have more Russian spies on the payroll? Got any inside information for me?
No. To be honest with you, I don’t want to know. We actually filmed at CIA headquarters. They did a two-week background check on me.

Anything in your background that you were worried they’d discover?
No. But it creeped me out more than anything. I was like, God, are they bugging my apartment? Are they talking to my neighbors?

You played the role of April O’Neil in the two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sequels (TMNT to insiders). How does one prepare for a role opposite four reptilian-human hybrids with a penchant for pizza and ass-kicking?
Well, it takes a lot of imagination. It was probably one of the hardest things to do.

Did you ever journey to one of your local pet stores and have an open dialogue with our shelled friends of the deep?
No, no, no. Because they wouldn’t be able to talk back to me.

Oh…OK. One last question: Would you describe yourself as sexually courageous, voracious or advantageous?
Courageous, voracious or…

Or advantageous. At Stuff, we like to rhyme.
I wouldn’t describe myself. You’d have to ask my guy. I am Catholic, remember! On some level, you’d hope I’d be all of the above.

Can I get some specific examples of at least one of the above?
With a question like that, I have to say ask my guy.

Sigh. Billy Joel was right about you Catholic girls.
Stuff Magazine