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I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things.

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Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for. Once that had got cleared up, from 13 on, that was it.

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I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.

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I think of myself more as a character actor than that ingenue leading lady, who started out something like Michelle Pfeiffer, or Jessica Lange. I'm a bit quirkier than that.

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I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it has been very good.

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I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: August 20th, 1956

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