Ally McBeal
Created | Updated Mar 12, 2002
Having time on my hands and flipping through some women's magazines belonging to a friend I came across these "interesting" facts on Calista Flockhart the "real" human who plays Ally McBeal on TV.
Calista is Greek for "most beautiful". She was born in Illinois to her schoolteacher mother Kay and businessman father Ronald. Her dog is called Webster.
At school, Carlista was a cheerleader.
As a hopeful young actress, Calista survived on two cans of ravioli a day. She was fired on her first day as a waitress because she dropped the plates. Her next job was at a health club, where she secretly brought in her laundry, and stole coffee and toilet paper.
Calista is 1.66m, or 5'5*", and in US measurements wears a size two.
Calista's films include playing the title role in the telemovie, Secret Life of Mary-Margaret: Portrait of a Bulimic.
Calista caused worldwide distress after looking very thin in a pretty white frock at 1998's Emmy Awards.
Reasons for weight-related illnesses include - fear of failure, unfinished childhood problems or having difficulty in expressing negative feelings such as anger.
Says actor Ethan Hawke, who worked with Calista in a New York theatre group, "She is sane, disciplined, and really gifted."
Says her friend Cheri Hall, "Calista's had it with Hollywood flakes. She gives guys her number but never gets a call back."
Says a crew member on Ally McBeal, "Calista collapsed on the set one day and looked ghastly - as white as a ghost."
Estimates of Calista's earnings range from $125,000-$160,000 per episode.
Calista's most famous line as Ally McBeal is, "I want to change the world. I just want to get married first."
Calista Flockhart is 34.
Calista is Greek for "most beautiful". She was born in Illinois to her schoolteacher mother Kay and businessman father Ronald. Her dog is called Webster.
At school, Carlista was a cheerleader.
As a hopeful young actress, Calista survived on two cans of ravioli a day. She was fired on her first day as a waitress because she dropped the plates. Her next job was at a health club, where she secretly brought in her laundry, and stole coffee and toilet paper.
Calista is 1.66m, or 5'5*", and in US measurements wears a size two.
Calista's films include playing the title role in the telemovie, Secret Life of Mary-Margaret: Portrait of a Bulimic.
Calista caused worldwide distress after looking very thin in a pretty white frock at 1998's Emmy Awards.
Reasons for weight-related illnesses include - fear of failure, unfinished childhood problems or having difficulty in expressing negative feelings such as anger.
Says actor Ethan Hawke, who worked with Calista in a New York theatre group, "She is sane, disciplined, and really gifted."
Says her friend Cheri Hall, "Calista's had it with Hollywood flakes. She gives guys her number but never gets a call back."
Says a crew member on Ally McBeal, "Calista collapsed on the set one day and looked ghastly - as white as a ghost."
Estimates of Calista's earnings range from $125,000-$160,000 per episode.
Calista's most famous line as Ally McBeal is, "I want to change the world. I just want to get married first."
Calista Flockhart is 34.
