It's very limited what women who look like me can do on television. You don't often see 'my type' on television unless she's a sidekick - certainly not a three-dimensional series regular who is pertinent to the plot.
To this day, I am so grateful I grew up in Rochester, New York.
There's pre-production, and the second part is when you start rehearsal. Pre-production was a very large learning curve for me.
Since I play piano, I can play the right hand on the accordion, no problemo. It's the left hand with the buttons that makes me crazy.
