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Sarah Jessica Parker is an “A-list” Hollywood star. As an actress, producer, and designer, she rose to fame as the star of Sex and the City. She’s a multiple Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild winner who has conquered Broadway, movies, and television. In this interview, she talks about growing up with seven siblings and moving to New York as a child, importance of the arts for children, and the effect of fame on her family with star Matthew Broderick. 

Actor and director Rob Morrow has been on the scene for over 30 years. He’s most known for his starring roles in TV’s Northern Exposure and Numbers. Morrow has also cut out a career in films such as Maze and is an accomplished musician. In his time with Ilana, he covers his rough early years, his daughter wanting to act, and his Northern Exposure experiences.

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover, and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Pushing Daisies. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and she was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked in 2004.

Tony Shalhoub has managed a career in producing and acting on stage and on the big and small screen for nearly 30 years. He’s most known for his starring role in the TV series Monk. Shalhoub’s resume includes the series Wings, Nurse Jackie, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Movie roles include Galaxy Quest, Men in Black, and Cars. Here, he discusses building confidence as an actor, his time on hits Wings and Monk, and butterflies from working on stage.

Actress. Model. Fashionista. Uma Thurman has made a big mark from Broadway to Hollywood. She’s starred in iconic movies like the Kill Bill series, Dangerous Liaisons, and Pulp Fiction. She began her career as a 15-year-old model where she appeared in Glamour and on the cover of British Vogue. The award-winning actress spends time with Levine covering growing up having dyslexia, moving to New York as a teenager, and her iconic role in Pulp Fiction.

Julianne Moore, the Academy Award-winning actress, spends time with Ilana talking about her nomad childhood in a military family, her early years in NYC waitressing, and her first break - being cast on a soap opera playing twins. In the '90s, as the indie film world took off, so did her career, and she talks in depth about the roles she chooses and how she approaches them. A star who has appeared in over 70 films, Julie, as she is known to friends, has remained grounded because of her devotion to her husband and children. 

Two-time Tony Award and Two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Judith Light has captivated audiences worldwide since her portrayal as Angela Bower on the popular '80s sitcom Who's the Boss? Judith Light starred with Al Pacino in God Looked Away at the Pasadena Play House through the middle of March 2017. She also played Shelly Pfefferman in Amazon Prime's Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award winning series Transparent (created by Jill Soloway). For this role, she was nominated for an Emmy Award and three consecutive Critics Choice Awards.

With a prolific career of over 40 films and multiple TV and stage productions since he blasted to fame with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in 1986, Matthew Broderick is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors. Broderick talks about his famous parents, his iconic role as Bueller, acting with legends like Marlon Brando, and how early in his life he didn’t have acting as a goal. 

Edie Falco, the multi-award-winning actress, takes Ilana through her life and career in exquisite detail. From her early days waitressing to her early indie films. How she got the role of Carmela on The Sopranos, the script she originally read for Nurse Jackie. Ilana and Edie talk about sobriety, adoption, fame, single motherhood, pet psychics, and much more on this fascinating episode of Little Known Facts.

The incredibly versatile Allison Janney has taken her place among a select group of actors who combine a leading lady’s profile with a character actor’s art of performance. Currently starring alongside Anna Faris in the CBS/Chuck Lorre sitcom Mom, Janney also received rave reviews for her turn as Margaret Scully on Showtime’s groundbreaking drama Masters of Sex. Janney won Emmys for both roles in the same year, a rare feat in Emmy history.

Meet the woman who decided to give up one of the most lauded and glorious careers as an actress because she could no longer sit and watch as politicians derailed the city and state she loves. Meet the candidate willing to go up against Andrew Cuomo.

A smart, deeply satisfying romantic comedy about a woman's obsession with the return of her fiancé's ex. On her way to a simpler life in Washington D.C., Elise, a veteran of New York women's magazine publishing, meets Donald, a reformed investment banker. Donald is perfect in every way - except one: his ex is Elise's worst nightmare.

Molly Ringwald, international movie star, gets candid with Ilana about how she has handled a lifetime of fame, growing up with a blind parent, why she won't let her kids act, and more. Molly began her film career at the age of 13 in Paul Mazursky’s Tempest, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She went on to star in numerous films, including The Pick-Up Artist, For Keeps, Fresh Horses, Betsy’s Wedding, and the iconic movies Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink.  

Mary Stuart Masterson’s film, TV, and theater career includes roles in At Close Range, Some Kind of Wonderful, Immediate Family [National Board of Review Award], Fried Green Tomatoes, Benny and Joon, and the Broadway musical Nine [Tony Award nomination]. Mary Stuart directed The Cake Eaters, starring Kristen Stewart, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and was released in 2009. It was awarded audience and jury prizes at numerous film festivals. She also produced Tickling Leo, released in 2009.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Broadway: On the Town, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Drama Desk Award), Fully Committed (Drama Desk Award). Off-Broadway: Log Cabin (Playwrights Horizons), Newyorkers (MTC), Little Fish(Second Stage), Where Do We Live (Vineyard Theater). Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park: On the Town, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale, The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest.

BD Wong grew up in San Francisco. He won a Tony Award for his performance in M. Butterfly. He gained notoriety for playing the roles of Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: SVU, Father Ray Mukada on Oz, Dr. John Lee on Awake, Dr. Henry Wu in the first Jurassic Park film as well as the fourth entry, Jurassic World, Mulan, and Ngawang Jigme in the film Seven Years in Tibet. He is now appearing in the TV series Gotham as Hugo Strange, making Wong the first actor to play the character in live action.

Actor, singer, and activist Rory O’Malley has appeared on stage in The Book of Mormon and most recently, the smash Hamilton. He’s also performed on screen in hits like Dreamgirls, where he performed on the official movie soundtrack covering “Cadillac Car.” Here, O’Malley talks about his start at his hometown Cleveland’s prestigious theater scene, his family dynamics, and how he secured the role of King George in Hamilton. 

Roger Bart is a Tony Award-winning actor who has been successful on both stage and screen. From Broadway (Charlie Brown, Young Frankenstein, The Producers) to film (Hercules, American Gangster) to TV (Quantico, Desperate Housewives, Episodes), Bart has made his mark. In this interview, he covers the early days of his career, being asked about his role on Desperate Housewives and does a quick duet from Charlie Brown with Levine.

Patti LuPone is an actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She’s a two-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Tony Award winner. LuPone’s stage work covers War Paint and Evita. She’s also worked in TV (Life Goes On, Penny Dreadful) and film (The Comedian, Wise Guys). LuPone talks about Broadway audiences, her time at Julliard School, and the ongoing popularity of “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.”

Nikki Graff Lanzarone is best known as a Broadway actress, singer, and dancer. She’s starred in hit productions of Chicago, Hello Again, and Seussical. Lanzarone talks in this interview about being from a famous acting family, her love of singing, her one-woman show Hero Worship, and her husband’s career as a veterinarian.