Pimp. Lover. Killer. Father Figure. Jimmy Smits Cements His Place on ‘Sons of Anarchy’
It’s been 27 years since Jimmy Smits burst onto the scene as one of television’s most memorable characters, attorney Victor Sifuentes on “LA Law.” In many of his award-winning roles, including those on “The West Wing,” “NYPD Blue” and “Dexter,” Smits has operated on the enforcement side of the law, as a cop, a legislator and an assistant district attorney. Even in one of his very first roles, on “Miami Vice,” he played a vice...
Another Moral and Ethical Quagmire for Ally Lowen on Sons of Anarchy
Just like Robert Duvall’s character was in “The Godfather,” Robin Weigert’s is the consigliere to a family whose lifeblood is organized crime. As attorney Ally Lowen on FX’s “Sons of Anarchy,” she rides in not on a hot Harley, but with her conservative business suit, medium heels and well-worn briefcase as her arsenal in defending the outlaw motorcycle gang in the fictional Northern California town of Charming. ...
Up Close and In Depth With the Queens of Anarchy, Katey Sagal and Maggie Siff
It may be the men of “Sons of Anarchy” who suck all of the air in the room when they hold secret meetings in their clubhouse, but it is the women who provide much of the motivation for the adrenalized motorcycle gang action that happens in and around the fictional town of Charming, Calif. Gun running. Drug dealing. Prostitution. Murder. Legitimate businesses to cover them up. It’s all there in creator Kurt Sutter’s edgy...