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Biography

Hometown: Eureka, CA

Age: 32

Occupation: Actress

Marital Status: Married for three and a half years

Favorite ATWT Character: Katie (Terri Colombino) she is completely honest as an actor and plays a likeable character.

Personal Motto: Look inside, because you are the only one who can give you exactly what you want and need.

Personal Hero: My grandpa. He cared for his wife who had Alzheimer’s for over 10 years at home, by himself.

Biggest Accomplishment: Leaving medicine to pursue a path that nourished my soul.

Biggest Strength: Courage

Biggest Weakness: I need a lot of sleep and get cranky and snappish when I don’t get a good 9 hours.

Biggest Fear: Not leaving the world a better place. I have tremendous desire to feed hungry people, but I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.

Films: The Lord of the Rings, Terminator 2, Fried Green Tomatoes, Little Miss Sunshine, The African Queen, The Usual Suspects

TV Shows: As the World Turns, The Wire, So You Think You Can Dance, CSI, The X-Files

Actors: Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey

Actresses: Kate Winslet, Judy Dench, Kathy Bates, Meryl Streep

Bands: Counting Crows, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Ryan Adams, Frank Sinatra

Books/Authors: Lord of the Rings, The Power of One and Tandia by Bryce Courtenay, Isabel Allende

Favorite Role in a Movie (to Play): Arwen, Galadriel, or any other elf. Sarah Connor from Terminator 2 – she kicks ass. Any doctor (four years of acting, and I still haven’t played one).

Hobbies: Yoga, raw food, reading, running

Sports to Play: Gymnastics (ex-competitive gymnast – many years ago!)

Sport Teams: None, really. I watch Tour de France with my husband once a year and that’s about it for sports.

Video Games: I can’t say because I’ll date myself.

Music: Too many to list – jazz, country, new grass, top 40, dance, big band, blues, funk, classic rock

Snack: Pecans, raisins, applesauce, any fruit, dates. Anything sweet.

Comfort Food: Falafel with mango chutney, avocado, and of course anything sweet.

Favorite Part of Your Body: Legs