Chatting with Hayley McFarland of Lie to Me

Something was seriously missing from the second episode of the second season of FOX’s drama Lie To Me -- punishment for Hayley McFarland’s character, Emily Lightman.

Hayley, who plays a young high school student named Emily on the show, lied to her father — Dr. Cal Lightman, played by Tim Roth — about some pretty serious stuff after a classmate of hers was apparently raped at a college frat house party by a star athlete.

If that happened in my house, my teen would be grounded — probably for life.

AUDIO EXCERPT: "I saw Pulp Fiction before I started on Lie To Me. I was kind of nervous going to meet [Tim Roth]. I thought he'd be mean. But he's great."

But Hayley has probably behaved worse on TV; after all, Lie To Me is just one of this young actress’s recurring gigs; she’s also on Showtime’s United States of Tara, starring Toni Collette. On Tara, Hayley plays the best friend of Tara’s son.

You can listen to this interview with Hayley McFarland, star of Lie to Me and United States of Tara, by clicking the BlogTalk Radio audio player above!

Article Author: Bob Andelman

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