Calista Flockhart
was born November 1l, 1964, in Freeport, Illinois. The daughter
of Ronald, a former Kraft Foods business executive, and Kay,
a teacher, Calista was raised in Iowa, Minnesota and New York
State, before finally settling down in Medford, New Jersey.
While a student at Shawnee
High School, Calista (which means "most beautiful"
in Greek) showed her school spirit by being an executive on
the student council and a member of the cheerleading squad.
Once a high school graduate, Calista went on to study Fine
Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. By
the time she graduated in 1987, she had already trained under
acting coach William Esper and appeared in numerous student
theater productions.
Calista then decided to pursue
acting full-time and headed to New York to follow her dreams.
She got a quick start, with roles in a Williamstown Theater
Festival presentation of Death Takes a Holiday, and off-Broadway
productions of Wrong Turn at Lungfish, Sophistry, and All
for One, and audiences were beginning to take notice...
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