Alexis Bledel, who plays Beth Dawes on AMC’s Mad Men, speaks with AMCtv.com about her character’s sex scene with Pete Campbell and what excited her about this role.

Q: Who was your favorite character before joining the cast?

A: They’re all written so well… Peggy is an incredible character, and I remember thinking that when I first watched the show. She’s a great and rare television character. It’s been fun watching her go from Don’s secretary to coming into her own in that time period.

Q: What drew you to the part of Beth?

A: I instantly wanted to know more about her because she’s quite mysterious and she’s conflicted… I felt for her right away. She is stuck in a bad marriage that is really taking a toll on her psyche I think, so I just wanted to explore what that meant for her.
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Alexis made yet another (small) appearance on Mad Men in last night’s episode Dark Shadows. Thanks to Jasmine, who is the owner of James McAvoy Central and Alison Brie Web, I was able to add screen captures of Alexis.

Thanks to the amazing Tori, who is the webmaster of Kristin Bauer Online and Marvelous Madeleine Stowe, I was able to add the screen captures of Alexis’ appearance on last weeks episode of Mad Men. She looks absolutely fabulous in each capture!

Earlier today Alexis Bledel attended the 27th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards. She was joined by Hugh Dancy to present the Outstanding Featured Actress award to Tonya Pinkins.

Also today Alexis appeared as an unannounced guest star in Mad Men. Alexis played the wife of the insurance salesman befriended by Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser). I will do my best to add captures of this role as soon as possible.