La Rue: It's Been A Nice Ride

By Rachel
December 20, 2008 - 7:44 AM

It's not all fun in the sun for one CSI: Miami actress.

Eva La Rue (Natalia Boa Vista) started out as a guest-starring DNA specialist on Miami before being added as a series regular. Last season, the character earned the right to carry a gun. "It's been a nice ride," La Rue told TV Guide's Hollywood 411.

The actress mentioned Sean "Diddy" Combs' upcoming appearance on Miami. "He's doing two episodes with us, a two episode arc, and he's playing an attorney," she explained. The role required Combs to learn a lot of legal jargon. "I felt so bad for him, but he's doing an awesome job," La Rue said. She added that Combs is "the perfect Miami lawyer."

CSI Files previously reported that La Rue is the spokesperson for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC). The actress lost her grandmother and great-grandmother to the disease, and it's important to her to educate women about the dangers. The problem with ovarian cancer, La Rue explained, is that "20,000 women will be diagnosed with it, and 80% of them will die. That's because there's no early testing."

For this reason, women usually find out about the cancer when it's in a later stage, "and then their chances of survival are very low," La Rue said. The NOCC wants women to be aware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer, which include "persistent abdominal bloating for more than two weeks," according to La Rue, as well as frequent urination and back pain. The actress encouraged women to ask to be tested if they feel they may be at risk.

Another way La Rue is working to fight ovarian cancer is with the Pink Card, a CardFlex Prepaid MasterCard. The card, which is available in both pink and black, works like a debit or credit card and can be used wherever Visa or MasterCard are accepted. A portion of the proceeds from the Pink Card goes toward ovarian and breast cancer research, which La Rue said are "genetically linked".

The original interview is from Hollywood 411 and can be watched below. More information about ovarian cancer can be found at the NOCC's official website, and details about the Pink Card are located on the CardFlex site.