| Usually prim and pretty, Emily Procter of CBS' Monday | | | | "The only milk-and-sugar tea I do is English breakfast," |
| hit "CSI: Miami" (also seen on A&E Network in | | | | she says. "I wish that you would go to London and |
| repeats) is sitting in the show's makeup trailer, covered | | | | have a proper tea at Brown's. That's where you want |
| in dirt, grime and ashes - and that suits her fine. | | | | to go, but you have to make your reservation way in |
| "Fire in the hole!" she says. "This is my favorite kind of | | | | advance, because they have the best tea |
| stuff to do. I ask all year long for this, and then they | | | | sandwiches, the best tea. |
| give me one or two. That's all I get." | | | | "My best spots here have been the Beverly Wilshire |
| For the episode, currently set for mid-April, Procter's | | | | Hotel (in Beverly Hills) and the London (in West |
| character, CSI Calleigh Duquesne, is caught in a fire, | | | | Hollywood). I think I prefer the Beverly Wilshire. But |
| aggravating a lung condition from an earlier severe | | | | nothing beats high tea at Brown's in London. It's |
| case of smoke inhalation. She has an out-of-body | | | | incredible. |
| experience while unconscious, which helps her solve | | | | "That may be a glitch in Los Angeles, that it's so |
| the previous crime. | | | | male-heavy. We don't have enough girly stuff. It's all |
| On this day, she is shooting a scene in a burning house, | | | | about the boys." |
| fighting through wreckage and dodging jets of flame. | | | | Birthplace: Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 8, making her a Libra |
| Her stunt double does all the dangerous stuff, but | | | | School: Graduated from the Ravenscroft School in |
| Procter also does her share. | | | | Raleigh; earned degrees in journalism and dance at |
| "I feel like the show should have more action," she | | | | East Carolina University |
| says. "I'm the only one in the cast who runs and guns. | | | | TV credits: Stint as a TV weather anchor at WNCT in |
| I'm not going to let the boys do it all the time." | | | | Greenville, N.C.; "Friends," "Lois & Clark: The New |
| But lest you think she's just a tomboy, Procter rehabs | | | | Adventures of Superman" (as Lana Lang), "Early |
| houses and collects antiques. She also enjoys a spot | | | | Edition," "The West Wing," "HGTV Summer |
| of tea. | | | | Showdown," "Just Shoot Me! |