About Angela
I’m not sure what it says about me that my humble beginnings started in Waco, Texas. And then there were all those years in Pine Bluff, Arkansas from which I am still recovering. Whatever else they did for me, those places propelled me off to Wellesley College as fast as I could get myself there. I would have walked if that was the only way I could escape. Luckily I got to fly north.
I have little explanation for my sudden urge to attend law school sometime after graduating from college. At the time I had no idea what I wanted to be ‘when I grew up’. Whatever the reason I now spend my days representing criminals. This could be because I find criminals more interesting that regular people, at least as far as the law goes. Writing about murder has a lot more zest to it than deciphering a contract.
In the middle of my career as a lawyer, I saw a brochure for a local acting class. I stared at it, read the descriptions of each class closely, and wondered what it would be like to perform. I then decided I must be crazy. Months went by until I saw another brochure for the same acting program. Instead of thinking about being a reality TV star on Survivor, which was at its peak of popularity at the time and the focus of a lot of my attention, I started thinking about actually being “an actor”.
I finally got off my butt and signed up for the class - Friday nights after work. It became the most enjoyable part of my week. After that class ended, I quit work to take acting classes full time. When I realized poverty would never work with my expensive taste in shoes, I went back to work but this time for myself and on my own terms.
This is my life now. I do criminal appeals and I act. I take classes, I audition, I perform and I love my life. I have a beautiful daughter (whose entrance into my world dramatically improved my acting ability and gave me the power to cry on cue). I have my cockapoo Rosie (who made me a better parent because I made all my mistakes on her before my daughter arrived) and the most supportive family in the world.
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I have little explanation for my sudden urge to attend law school sometime after graduating from college. At the time I had no idea what I wanted to be ‘when I grew up’. Whatever the reason I now spend my days representing criminals. This could be because I find criminals more interesting that regular people, at least as far as the law goes. Writing about murder has a lot more zest to it than deciphering a contract.
In the middle of my career as a lawyer, I saw a brochure for a local acting class. I stared at it, read the descriptions of each class closely, and wondered what it would be like to perform. I then decided I must be crazy. Months went by until I saw another brochure for the same acting program. Instead of thinking about being a reality TV star on Survivor, which was at its peak of popularity at the time and the focus of a lot of my attention, I started thinking about actually being “an actor”.
I finally got off my butt and signed up for the class - Friday nights after work. It became the most enjoyable part of my week. After that class ended, I quit work to take acting classes full time. When I realized poverty would never work with my expensive taste in shoes, I went back to work but this time for myself and on my own terms.
This is my life now. I do criminal appeals and I act. I take classes, I audition, I perform and I love my life. I have a beautiful daughter (whose entrance into my world dramatically improved my acting ability and gave me the power to cry on cue). I have my cockapoo Rosie (who made me a better parent because I made all my mistakes on her before my daughter arrived) and the most supportive family in the world.
Please check back for future updates!
