(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Elizabeth Hurley says less acting is required when she plays the villain.

The actress-turned-fashion designer is renowned for playing Vanessa Kensington in the hit spy comedies Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and the Devil in 2000 film Bedazzled.

The 45-year-old beauty recently shot the NBC pilot of Wonder Woman in Los Angeles, where she guest-starred as a bad character.

Elizabeth says she has most fun playing evil role and has even joked they are close to her own personality.

Ive played a few villains in my time and love it less acting required. Just kidding! she joked in an interview with Hello!

The stunning model says she was excited to appear in the Wonder Woman pilot. She has revealed she admires the work of the shows writer David E. Kelley, so jumped at the chance of guest-starring in the show.

I met the head of Warner Bros TV when I was in LA in January, shooting a commercial, and he offered me Wonder Woman. I was really pleased as the writer, David Kelley has created such fabulous shows, like Ally McBeal, she explained. (C) Cover Media