INT: Sheila Levell

Last Updated on September 22, 2021

The Arrow
interviews Sheila Levell

Hot-to-trot Sheila Levell is best known for her 2003/2004 billboard
and magazine campaign for Michelob Ultra. She also appeared in the two hour pilot
of “Stargate-SG-I”, “Sex and The City”, the Justin Timberlake and Nelly’s video “Work
It” and is a reporter for
Playboy TV. Most recently, she joined
the cast of “The Last Run” directed by
Jonathan Segal and starring Fred Savage. Did I mention that she lives
at the Playboy Mansion? Arrow had the chance to chit-chat with Miss
Levell and here’s how it went down.

ARROW: So when Sheila was a little girl, what did she want to be
when she grew up?

SHEILA: When I was a little girl I wanted
to be in lots of pictures, so I guess I did what I wanted to do.

ARROW: You were already modeling to a certain extent as a child?

SHEILA: Exactly.

ARROW: Loved the attention…

SHEILA: And loved being in front of the
camera, so it worked out for me very well.

ARROW: So how old were you when you started modeling
professionally?

SHEILA: I started doing some work as
a baby, in catalogs and stuff, but I didn’t get really into it until I was
12 years old.

ARROW: So how does it feel when you drive down the street
today and
there you are painted huge on the side of a building?

SHEILA: Actually, that day I was coming
back from a casting for “General Hospital” and I was driving down the
street, I looked up and I was so shocked, I had no idea that my
picture was going to be on the side of a huge building. I must admit that
I pulled over and started crying.

ARROW: Crying out of joy, I assume?

SHEILA: Yeah, it was really cool! What was
weird was that I was talking with my girlfriend a while back and I
told her that I was going to set a goal for myself and be on a
billboard one day. She said, “Yeah, well I’ll go to space when that
happens”. And then it happened and I was like “Oh my god, this is
so crazy, what else am I going to wish for now?”

ARROW: Do you get lots of people recognizing you on the street due
to the billboard and all the photo shoots you’ve done?

SHEILA: Back in August I had a commercial
on the air for the “X Games” with Hugh Hefner and they played that a
lot at the time. So once I was at the airport and people were just running
up to me wanting to talk to me. It was really weird, but it was nice
at the same time.

ARROW: You
also work as a journalist for
the wondrous station that is Playboy TV.

SHEILA: That’s right.

ARROW: So you have to be honest with me on this one…

SHEILA: Okay…

ARROW: Playboy mansion parties. Are they as crazy as I think they
are? Give me the goods!

SHEILA: You know actually… THEY
ARE!! It’s every guy’s dream to be at these parties, I’m telling you.

ARROW: You’re telling me! I’m telling you! I KNOW! I’ll be able to
die in peace once I attend one.

SHEILA:
Maybe I can get you an
invitation!

ARROW: Hey, go for it! It’s definitely one of my goals in life and
any help would be appreciated!

SHEILA: And living at the Playboy mansion
is such fun!

ARROW: You live there! You’re so set! It’s a big spread, I
imagine?

SHEILA: Oh, it’s so huge! If we want
to order food, we call the butler or the chef and they deliver it to
your room. It’s like being at a fine resort. I mean, boy…it couldn’t
get better than this!

ARROW: Boy, why wasn’t I born a woman?

SHEILA:

ARROW: On a different note, you recently nabbed a part alongside
Fred Savage in a film called “The Last Run”. How was the auditioning
process for you to get that part?

SHEILA: Oh, it was a long
process. They
auditioned a lot of girls. It was such a great experience for me to
work with Fred. He’s really a fabulous actor and in this film, he’s so
different than what he’s done before. Remember that nice kid in the
Wonder Years?

ARROW: Yup!

SHEILA: Well, that’s not him anymore. We
see a totally different side of him in this movie.

ARROW: Were you intimidated at all, acting alongside more seasoned
actors than yourself?

SHEILA: No, because in Vancouver, I did a
lot of TV series like “Stargate SG-1” and I felt really comfortable.

ARROW: So what can you tell us about your character?

SHEILA:
I play this girl named Dawn, who is a bad girl and she’s nothing
like me so I really had to become something I wasn’t. In the movie,
Fred was with his girlfriend for a long time, she did a number on him
so his friends take him out to strip clubs to make him feel better. He gets addicted and we
see his life spiral downwards.

ARROW: So you play one of the girls that he meets on his “last run”?

SHEILA: Yes, I play this girl he meets
while he’s with his new girlfriend from high school. He has an affair
with me and that totally ruins everything and he then has to admit to
himself that he has a problem.

ARROW: Do you know what type of
distribution the film is going to get?

SHEILA: It’s going to go to Sundance and
there is somebody that’s picking it up. It’s getting a lot of press
right now.

ARROW: Well, that’s really good for you! So acting is something you
want to pursue more consistently.

SHEILA: Yes, I really enjoy it.

ARROW: Can you name an actress that you admire or look up to?

SHEILA: I really like Michelle Pfeiffer
and Sharon Stone. You look at their performances and they are so
real. It would be nice to reach that level.

ARROW: You’ll get there
Sheila…keep gaining that experience. You
ever consider playing in a horror film?

SHEILA: A horror film?

ARROW: Yup, you know…guy in mask, kills teenagers, blood flies, a
horror film.

SHEILA: Oh yeah! I’d love it! Like
tonight we’re going to the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and I’m so
stoked. This one looks good!

ARROW: Yeah, it’s pretty good!

SHEILA: Michael Bay is the producer and
he actually comes to the Mansion a lot.

ARROW: I’m sure he does…the lucky bastard!

SHEILA: His girlfriend is a
Playmate actually.

ARROW: I’m sure she is (again…the bastard) What’s next on your
plate?

SHEILA: Right now I’m just doing some
modeling. I have a lot of magazine shoots coming up like “STUFF” and
all.

ARROW: So anything else you want to conquer? You
seem to be covering every level of showbiz!

SHEILA: I just want to keep on going
strong and I thank God for my blessings.

ARROW: Last
question. What’s the best party you attended this year?

SHEILA:
I got to say the best party I attended this year was Hugh Hefner’s
birthday party. There were tons of people
and it was just a great time. It did get a little wild by the end of
the night. I didn’t know this but people do get naked and jump in the
pool. I really didn’t know that happened. I hope you can come
sometime.

ARROW: Hey, I’ll try. I go to L.A. at least once a year to do the
“jet
set” thing so who knows? Sadly, I always come back to shithole
Montreal.

SHEILA: Hey! I love Montreal! Where else
can you get better food, better clothing and the night life there…

ARROW: Yes, the night life does rock.

SHEILA: I want to go back there again so
bad!

ARROW: Yeah, L.A. clubs close at one thirty or
something. What’s up
with that?

SHEILA: Yeah and yours go on till 6 AM
sometimes.

ARROW: Well, if ever you come down and party…give me a holler!

SHEILA: I will and I hope to hear from
you soon John!

ARROW: You bet!

I’d like to thank Sheila for her time and wish her the best of luck in all
of her various endeavors. Oh and Sheila…remember to name drop my name
to Hef…I NEED to hit the Mansion ASAP for some RnR! I’ll make sure
to bring him a brand new bathrobe too as a thank you gift. Food for
thought Sheila….food for thought…