Actress Kate Mulgrew grew up in a large Irish-Catholic family in Iowa. When young, she aspired to be a poet until her mother advised her to try acting. She did and loved it and soon left for New York to study with famed acting teacher, Stella Adler. Soon she was starring in the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" and never looked back. Mulgrew tells her story with an openness and honesty, portraying the triumphs and the tragedies, along with various bumps along the road. The deaths of two younger sisters, giving up a child for adoption, the difficulty of raising children while working 12-18 hours a day as Captain Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager," a broken marriage, and failed relationships, are all tempered with the optimism and outspokenness she learned from her family. And yes, she was born with teeth. I listened to the audio book read by Mulgrew, herself. At the end is a lengthy interview between Mulgrew and Rosie O'Donnell recorded at a charity event.
No comments:
Post a Comment