As Pam, the vampire co-owner of Bon Temps’ Fangtasia bar on HBO’s “True Blood,” Kristin Bauer is hell on high heels. But when she kicks off her sky-high pumps and peels off the false lashes, her Wisconsin roots come shining through.

Bauer, who says she was somewhat typecast throughout her acting career as either sitcom girlfriends or tragic hookers, is relishing her role as Pam, the golden goddess of bloodsucking glam.

“God, I love her,” Bauer says. “This season, she’s going through a lot … she’s tough, she’s funny and she does have a vulnerable side when it comes to her maker (the powerful Nordic vampire Eric Northman, played by Alexander Skarsgard) and she does get to physically fight. It’s a really deep character.”

Complex characters are the signature of “True Blood’s” creator and executive producer, Alan Ball, who was also the creative force behind HBO’s critically acclaimed series, “Six Feet Under.” The characters in “True Blood,” Bauer says, “have contradictions and dichotomies just like people in real life. Nothing is a cliché, ever.”

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