PEOPLE TALKS TO MARG HELGENBERGER
People Magazine
February 10, 2014
Patrick Gomez
“I love her strength” the star, 55, says of her character on Intelligence airing Mondays on CBS.
Marg Helgenberger
What made you want to return to television after leaving CSI in early 2012?
I thought the script was just so fun and smart. I thought it really lived up to the name Intelligence. And I love the position of power my character is in [as the director of a government cybersecurity agency].
Did you get any special training?
I was going to visit the NSA, but it was the week after Edward Snowden leaked all that classified information, so that was put on hold. But I got to meet with the former heads of NSA and CIA. I can’t imagine having to make the decisions they do in the middle of the night!
The recent photos of you in a bikini on vacation caused quite a stir.
I can’t believe that has gotten so much attention. That beach on St. Bart’s is lovely, but it attracts a lot of paparazzi and you don’t even see them. If I’d known they were there, I would’ve put on some makeup. But who does that at the beach?
Well, you’re obviously in great shape!
Even if I weren’t an actress, I think that I would always be in shape because I feel so much better being physically active and doing my yoga.