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You dig a badass girl who can handle weapons, run her own stunts and look hot in armor? Of course you do.

Good news: There’s no need to look any further than this page for your glut of tough meets hawt. Have you met Jaimie Alexander?

SIF ARRIVES ON EARTH “THOR”

Yes, yes you have. You’ve definitely seen Jaimie Alexander around. Playing the goddess Sif in Thor (2011), and in The Last Stand (2013), alongside the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger and funnyman, Johnny Knoxville. 

PlayboyDotCom had a little chinwag with the lovely woman, and TSJ is happy to provide you with some highlights of her interview: 

Playboy.com: You’re not like most girls. You’re all about the action! When did you know you wanted to be an action heroine?

Alexander: I think it may have started when I was young. I grew up with four brothers, I was on my high school wrestling team and that sort of thing. So I’ve always known that I wanted to participate in something that’s quite physically demanding and challenging. I enjoy the training that goes with it. So throughout my childhood that transition happened, and when I came out to Hollywood and got into acting, it just seemed that I fit best into it and I really enjoy it.

“THE LAST STAND” TRAILER

Playboy.com: You obviously get to do a lot of stunts in your other roles. Was there any training that you did for The Last Stand that was new?

Alexander: I got to train with firearms, which I normally don’t do. I have done it in the past, but most of my action is martial arts or something kind of old school like swords and shields. [laughs] But this was working with sniper rifles, handguns and all kinds of stuff. There was some stunt driving, too! Anyway, I trained every morning with an ex-LAPD officer that was on our set who was one of our stunt coordinators. He showed me how to properly handle a weapon, which really helped. I was playing law enforcement; I wasn’t Joe Shmoe off the street that’s like, “I’m going to be a hero now!” I was playing a woman who takes her job seriously and by the book, in the beginning especially. I had to make sure I was really following protocol that an officer would actually do in these sorts of situations.

Playboy.com: What was the scariest stunt you’ve had to pull off?

Alexander: I think being shot at is very scary! There’s always an off chance that a fragment can get caught in the gun. It’s happened before. I believe it happened to Brandon Lee. In the film there’s a scene where I had several people firing at me at the same time and I’m just sort of exposed. And when you’re shooting a scene like this you’re supposed to aim to the left or the right of the person; you never aim a gun directly at them. But still, that adrenaline! For stunts this movie, that really scared me. So when I’m running from the gunfire onscreen, I’m really running from the gunfire. [laughs] I’m like, “All right, I’m going to jump behind this car now and hide for real!”

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW ON PLAYBOY.COM 

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