“The Dictator” release date has been moved to Wednesday, May 16th!

We sat down with the hilarious Anna Faris to talk married life, beauty, and sun smarts. The funny lady is currently working with Jergens to encourage readers to show where they glow (safely!) thanks to the brand’s gradual color lotion infused with SPF 20. Starting now, you can share your glow-tastic images on the site and two dollars will be donated to The Skin Cancer Foundation.

Real Beauty: What’s been your relationship with SPF and sunbathing?

Anna Faris: It’s been terrible! It was a really bad relationship for years. I grew up in Seattle, and you know, it’s sunny there two days out of the entire year. When I moved to L.A., I worshipped the sun and would lay out all the time and go to tanning beds. During the filming of The House Bunny, I had a makeup artist tell me that my skin was starting to show some early signs of sun damage. When she actually pointed it out to me under a light I could see how it was starting to get blotchy. I immediately started to use a self-tanner, but I was horrible with it because I never remembered to exfoliate properly beforehand. A girlfriend of mine told me about Jergens Natural Glow about four years ago, and it was so serendipitous that they approached me. I already loved the product, and since I forget SPF too often, this really eliminates a step for me.

RB: Do you try to avoid the sun now?

AF: I try to, but it’s hard.

RB: You’re married to the adorable Chris Pratt. Do you two share any beauty products?

AF: He loves this lotion because he’s really pale—he grew up in Seattle, too. I’ll actually apply it for him. Other than that, we’re pretty lazy. It’s funny because we’re both in this crazy industry where people pay attention to how you look, and I always feel like we’re the schlubs of the red carpet.

RB: You’re one of Hollywood’s brightest blondes! Is the color something that’s part of your self-identity?

AF: I love being blonde! I’ve done both though, and I’ve found that the stereotypes are true. People keep their expectations low in terms of intelligence when you’re blonde. They’re friendly and assume that I’m a bubblier person, which I am. When I had dark hair, people took me much more seriously. I would end up auditioning for more intelligent roles. It’s very interesting to think about how hair color affects things like that.

RB: Was it super weird to see yourself with dark hair? You really surprised everyone with a dark, cropped ‘do a while back.

AF: It was strange, but awesome. I loved it. It’s great to be able to feel like a different person, and that haircut felt really liberating and strong. It was like, “This is cool. This girl’s cool.”

RB: What was the longest time you’ve ever spent in hair and makeup?

AF: For The House Bunny it was two hours every morning since my hair was so big, and they had to put a piece on. My makeup was big, too, and I would get sewn into my costumes which were so tiny! So that was like a 4 a.m. start. Anytime you have to do any sort of prosthetic makeup, you get a little restless.

RB: Did you read a lot while you were sitting there?

AF: I’m a news junkie and would just go through the papers. The end result is worth it—t’s fun to fully feel like the character.

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When it comes to Sacha Baron Cohen, you never quite know what you’re gonna get. Just ask actress Anna Faris who co-stars with him in the upcoming film ‘The Dictator.’ Despite working with him she says she still finds him to be a mystery.

Fashion shoots aren’t just standing around in the harsh L.A. sun. Or…are they? Yeah, they pretty much are, but when set to music (in this case, “Days” by The Drums) it seems so much more poetic. Take a look at the behind-the-scenes shoot of our April/May cover story with the lovely Anna Faris.

Eagle-eyed viewers can glean all sorts of secret information. Did you know that Ms. Faris paired her Salvatore Ferragamo pant suit with a pair of Uggs? Also there’s a pretty sick tilt of Ms. Faris in a shiny dress (by Paco Rabanne) that never made it into print. For the small cadre of comedy nerds who enjoin passion of The Harold with knowledge of fashion, this video is for you.

Christopher Campbell, our fashion director, just came over to my desk to inform me that she didn’t so much “pair” her Uggs with her pantsuit. “It’s just that we knew the shot was going to be cropped and they were more comfortable than a pair of heels.” Truth in comedy, folks!

Anna Faris is featured inside the April 2012 issue of “GQ” magazine in the UK! You can read her interview in our press archive.

How can you not love Anna Faris? She made us laugh in films such as The House Bunny, Lost in Translation, and the Scary Movie franchise, and now there’s something else to love. Anna is partnering with Jergens to help raise funds for the Skin Cancer Foundation as the face of the beauty brand’s Places You’ll Glow campaign. Anna admits she hasn’t always practiced safe sunning in the past, but after a makeup artist called her out on it, she’s changed her tanning-bed ways. To see what Anna had to say about her role in helping to fight skin cancer, along with her favorite backstage-beauty tip, just keep reading.

BellaSugar: I see there is a program where consumers can go online and share their Glow stories. Tell me a little bit what that’s about.
Anna Faris: People can log on to Jergens.com and they can see my Glow story. It’s sort of a photo journal about how I use the product [Natural Glow and Protect Daily Moisturizer With SPF 20] and how much I love it. They can then upload their own photos, and when they do, Jergens donates $2 to the Skin Cancer Foundation. So it’s a really easy and fun way to help a great cause.

BellaSugar: Have you ever had a really bad sunburn before, or are you one of those people who has practiced safe sunning?
AF: No, I was terrible about it for years! I used to lay out all of the time and I would go to the tanning booth. I had a makeup artist tell me that she was seeing a lot of sun damage in my face, and that really scared me. So I started using more products with SPF, I stopped tanning, and I started using the Jergens Natural Glow products.

BellaSugar: Switching gears, you have been in so many different movies and you’ve played so many different characters. Which in particular have you enjoyed the most?
AF: It was always fun to go to work when I was doing The House Bunny because that was such a vivacious, voluptuous look: big hair, big makeup, and a crazy wardrobe. I also loved my character in my upcoming movie, The Dictator, where I have an androgynous look about me. I wear a short brown wig and blocky clothes; that was really fun for me, as well. Just being able to transform into a character is one of the many things I really love about my job.

BellaSugar: What’s your favorite red-carpet moment where everything came together?
AF: I really loved The House Bunny premiere. It was such a special night for me in a movie that I felt so passionately about. I wore a gorgeous Marchesa dress, and my whole family was there.

BellaSugar: In all of your years that you’ve been working in the business, what are some of your favorite beauty tips you’ve picked up?
AF: I think for me the biggest thing was make sure your eyelashes are curled because even on my sleepiest days, it makes me look like I’m awake and present!

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When Anna Faris moved from Seattle to Los Angeles, she turned into a bit of a sun worshiper.

“I felt really, really pale,” she recalls to PEOPLE. “I became addicted to the sun. And I would tan all the time, go to booths.”

When a makeup artist told the actress she had sun damage, “it scared me,” she says. “So I stopped doing all of that.” And she started getting vigilant about using an SPF.

Now, Faris is speaking up about suncare as the face of Jergens’ ‘Places You’ll Glow’ campaign, promoting the brand’s newest moisturizer with SPF and helping to raise money for the Skin Cancer Foundation. “People can go to jergens.com and see my whole ‘glow story’ — what I do during the day and how I use this product,” Faris explains. And for every user who uploads a ‘glow story’ of their own, Jergens will donate $2 to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Faris — who’s had three grandparents conquer skin cancer, the most common form of cancer — is more than happy to help. “It’s a fun way to support a great cause,” she says.

The Dictator star first heard about Jergens’ latest product, Natural Glow & Protect Daily Moisturizer with SPF 20, through actress pal Ari Graynor. “I’d tried using self-tanners but they didn’t work — I never exfoliated,” she explains. “This is foolproof because I don’t have to exfoliate, and after the shower I can put this on and it’s three products in one — my moisturizer, my ‘glow enhancer’ and my SPF.”

And Faris definitely needs all three — if for no other reason than to look good when out in L.A. “I have a little Mini Cooper convertible,” she says, laughing, “and I like to keep the top down.”

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