In 2007, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy "No Reservations", as well as in the comedy-drama "Lars and the Real Girl", in which she portrayed a psychiatrist treating a man in love with a sex doll. She subsequently co-starred with Ben Kingsley in the drama "Elegy" (2008), and had supporting roles in two Woody Allen films: 2008's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", portraying an unhappy housewife, and 2009's "Whatever Works". In 2008, producer Gerald Peary approached Clarkson to do the voice-over for the documentary film "". Says Peary, "She agreed to do the narration...  And she was so nice, and so cooperative, and so prepared, and so intelligent. And one of the key reasons she wanted to do the movie was that she regularly reads criticism, and has a genuine respect for film criticism. Clarkson returned to New Orleans on January 17, 2009 for the reopening of the Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts. She served as master of ceremonies for a gala featuring Plácido Domingo in concert with the New Orleans Opera, conducted by Robert Lyall. She also made a cameo appearance in the "Saturday Night Live" Digital Short "Motherlover" on May 9, 2009. The video featured Andy Samberg, Justin Timberlake, and Susan Sarandon. She reprised the role on May 21, 2011, in the digital short "3-Way (The Golden Rule)".