ON the flatlands and farms of Kansas, a small town teeming with my large, bustling family, that's where I grew up. As a kid, the idea of work was no stranger to me, I received my SAG card at the age of three while working as an actor in Los Angeles, before my mom opted to return to her childhood home in Kansas. No longer surrounded by the glitz of the city of angels, my dreams remained untouched, sparkling with the ambition of becoming an actress, surrounded by 100 children and numerous animals.
Today, while I am indeed an actress, my only child consists of a poodle mutt named Cowboy. While not quite the star I envisioned at age 5, I have learned that life rarely conforms to our initial expectations. It hurls countless curveballs our way, challenges to either embrace or dodge.
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