"NCIS" actor Katrina Law reflects on season 24 evolution of her character, Jessica Knight
Channel: CBS News
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[0:00] We were a great team till he left me for
[0:02] that cushy desk job with Gibbs and his
[0:04] crew. He got soft on me.
[0:06] >> Here we go.
[0:06] >> Oh, I mean, it's hardly a desk job. I
[0:08] think it's put himself in danger a
[0:10] thousand times over, so maybe he's off
[0:11] of it.
[0:12] >> We're only a couple of episodes into the
[0:14] new season of NCIS. There's already been
[0:16] a few twists and turns already. Don't
[0:18] worry, no spoilers here. Many familiar
[0:20] faces remain in what is now the 24th
[0:23] season. Amazing. But some Stalwart
[0:25] characters are growing and evolving.
[0:28] Joining us now is NCIS band favorite
[0:30] actor Katrina Law who portrays special
[0:32] agent Jessica Knight who you just saw in
[0:34] that clip. Good to see you.
[0:35] >> Thank you so much for being here. So
[0:37] Jessica, your character does some
[0:38] evolving this season. What can you tell
[0:40] us? Um, you know, it's interesting
[0:42] because Jessica Knight has always been a
[0:44] character that has kind of been the
[0:45] heart of the boys club and she's kind of
[0:48] kept the boys together and she's had a
[0:49] little bit of a mother hen role, but
[0:51] this year she really takes that to heart
[0:53] because Zea comes in and basically tells
[0:55] her, "Please keep an eye on Michael
[0:57] Weatherly and make sure that he stays
[0:59] healthy." So now she's kind of watching
[1:00] his caloric intake and doing all these
[1:02] different things and then making sure
[1:03] that Torres doesn't dive off of the deep
[1:05] end. It's really kind of insane for her
[1:06] this year.
[1:07] >> Sounds like a lot of work.
[1:08] >> It is a lot of work. Boys are a lot of
[1:09] work. [laughter] Speaking of mother hen,
[1:11] you actually got to have one very
[1:13] special episode where you brought your
[1:15] child to set.
[1:16] >> Yes. So, not only did I bring my child
[1:18] to set this, my daughter has been going
[1:19] to set for the past several years, and
[1:21] she kind of one day randomly pitched
[1:24] herself for the show, saying, you know,
[1:25] I want to be on the show. Oh, okay. I
[1:27] can I can help my mom solve a crime.
[1:29] Okay, I can speak Mandarin. And then the
[1:31] writers went, "Oh." So sure enough,
[1:34] about two months before the episode,
[1:35] they said, "Uh, was your daughter
[1:37] serious and would you let her actually
[1:38] do it?" Because we wrote her role. And
[1:40] so she got to be a guest star on an
[1:42] episode of NCIS with me, and it was the
[1:44] most magical, wonderful experience.
[1:47] >> Mother like daughter. I love it. How old
[1:49] is she?
[1:49] >> She's seven.
[1:50] >> Oh my gosh.
[1:51] >> And she nailed it.
[1:52] >> What was it like watching her? You know,
[1:54] it was it was in between something of um
[1:57] these proud mama moments of like that's
[1:59] my baby, that's my girl doing it into
[2:01] going, "What's my line? Oh my gosh, I
[2:03] don't." [laughter] So, it was it was a
[2:05] weird bizarre mixture of trying to like
[2:07] stay on top of the game, be mom, be an
[2:09] actor, be a set mom, and then
[2:12] >> I'm going to go off the rails here.
[2:13] Given what's happening with our industry
[2:15] and AI, would you encourage her to go
[2:17] into the acting field?
[2:18] >> I think so. I mean, I feel like there's
[2:21] always going to be some iteration of the
[2:23] the fine arts, and who knows what that
[2:25] means in 20 years from now, but whatever
[2:27] it is, um, I feel like we just need to
[2:29] keep up with it and kind of try to
[2:31] figure it out before it takes over.
[2:32] >> What is the very special episode where
[2:34] we can see your daughter?
[2:35] >> Um, it is being aired on November 10th.
[2:38] >> November 10th. Mark your calendars,
[2:39] everybody. Thank you so much for joining
[2:41] us and congratulations. Thank you so
[2:42] much.