'Being naked isn't always supposed to be sexy': Kristen Wiig wears a sheer bodysuit in sultry photoshoot as she talks stripping off in new movie
She's best known as the funny woman from Saturday Night Live.
But Kristen Wiig is all-out Hollywood glamour in a new vintage-style photoshoot for Violet Grey's digital magazine The Violet Files.
The 41-year-old comedian is seen modeling a sheer bodysuit in the set of images which accompany her interview conducted by pal Tim Robbins - who stars in her newest flick Welcome To Me.
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Hollywood glamour: Comedian Kristen Wiig poses in a sheer body suit in Violet Grey's digital magazine The Violet Files
And while she flashes some of her slender physique in the series of photos, Kristen revealed that she stripped off completely in the Shira Piven-directed movie - but not in the context people would expect.
The nudity comes with a scene where the mentally ill protagonist wanders through a casino confused and stark naked.
Kristen explained: 'Being naked in a film or on stage isn't always supposed to be sexy. It was the part and it felt right, so I did it.
'Of course you're nervous, and you know people are gonna make comments but if you care about that, your job instantly becomes more difficult. You have to do things for you.'
Screen siren: The beauty is seen reclining in a silk camisole and heels in this black and white shot
In her new role, Kristen mixes laughs with a hefty dose of drama as she plays Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins the lottery, stops taking her medication and buys her own talk show.
The native New Yorker said: 'I didn't want to make it too light. And that was hard because there are funny things in this movie but I never wanted it to seem like I was making fun of her.
She added; 'I was more nervous about the comedy in the film than I was the drama for that reason.'
Indie star: In an interview conducted by Tim Robbins, the 41-year-old talks about her performance in new movie Welcome To Me
In one black and white image from the photoshoot the Bridesmaids star is seen reclining on steps in white briefs, a silk camisole and heels.
In another she gazes up at the camera with scarlet red lips as she takes a nighttime dip in a dimly lit swimming pool.
As one of the funniest women in the business the actress reflected on the pressure and expectations of making people laugh.
Lead role: Kristen attended a screening of Welcome To Me at the Sunshine Landmark in New York on Wednesday
'I always say people know you how they know you and I think people know me probably from SNL and Bridesmaids. I've done a couple of things that have been dramatic and sometimes I get frustrated because…there was a scene I shot once where it was like, ‘oh this woman is so sad that she’s doing this thing’ and when we screened it people laughed.
'I was really nervous about that with [Welcome to Me] because I know that there’s some really dark moments and there’s some really funny moments and it’s kind of up to the audience to interpret them.'
Funny girl: The Bridesmaids star had the studio audience in stitches on Wednesday when she dressed as Khaleesi from Game Of Thrones on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Hilarity: Jimmy couldn't contain his giggles as Kristen tried to remain in character as she answered quickfire questions
Meanwhile during a hilarious appearance on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show on Wednesday Kristen had the host and audience in stitches as she dressed as Khaleesi - otherwise known as Daenerys Targaryen - from Game Of Thrones.
The actress tried to remain in character but giggled throughout with a terrible British accent, stick-on cleavage and a pet dragon perched on her shoulder.
Welcome To Me - which also stars James Marsden, Joan Cusack, and Wes Bentley - hits theaters on Friday.
Drama: In Welcome To Me, Kristen plays Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins the lottery, stops taking her medication and buys her own talk show. It's on limited release on Friday
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