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With HBO's "True Blood" mastermind Alan Ball having announced that next season will be "the season of the witch" on the ultra-hot hit, no wonder Lauren Bowles is calling her casting as witch Holly on the series "completely surreal. I watched the show from the beginning, so I couldn't have been more psyched about becoming a part of this world. It didn't seem within the realm of possibility. I'm pinching myself."

Meet 'True Blood's' Rising Witch, Lauren Bowles.

Bowles' recently introduced waitress character -- a "down-by-the-bayou single mom" in addition to being a witch -- is becoming more prominent as the show speeds toward its Sept. 12 season finale. Her appearance now is said to be setting her up for next season.

"I know I'm on next year. Beyond that, not much," maintains the beautiful blond half-sister of Julia Louis-Dreyfus. (They have the same mother.) Bowles has been a fan of the show from its beginning. Not only that, but she's signed a confidentiality agreement.

Bowles does want us to know her cast mates were "very welcoming. There was no cliquishness" when she arrived on set. Her biggest concern, she says, was whether she could match their ability to be real in their fantasy surroundings.

Bowles' own surroundings couldn't be much more real -- she's in what she calls "Toddlerland." While she's awaiting her next "True Blood" camera calls later in the year, she's focusing on her 16-month-old daughter, Fia (from the Italian Fiammetta -- nice alliteration with her husband, actor Patrick Fischler's, last name).

"She's sleeping as I speak. We've just moved into a new house, and with her, everything is a constant discovery, every day. She's so in the moment, the way she takes it all in." And she's an active girl, says Mom. "She was an early walker, about 11 months."

Bowles' upcoming big-screen outing also couldn't be much more different from "True Blood."

She's in the Farrelly Bros.' "Hall Pass" with Owen Wilson, Christina Applegate and Alyssa Milano. "My character is a real rich b----. I live in this ridiculous $20 million McMansion. It could be a summer camp, it's so huge." Bobby and Peter Farrelly, she adds, "are such awesome guys. They're so un-Hollywood, so hilarious. They're just like these two dudes from Boston, so unassuming."


THE BIG-SCREEN SCENE: Speaking of the Farrelly Bros., they're in the throes of prepping an untitled wrestler comedy with production set to begin mid-September.

Casting is under way for "Dairy of a Wimpy Kid 2," and they're looking for a "dumpy-looking, out-of-shape loser slacker" and a "clueless rocker who works as a DJ in a skating rink." Now there are some interesting roles to aspire to.

Casting is also going on for the next movie in the "Hellraiser" franchise -- "Hellraiser: Revelations," which has to do with the bartering of souls seeking to get out of you-know-where.

Meet 'True Blood's' Rising Witch, Lauren Bowles.

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