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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, Cindy Sherman's directorial debut...
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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....
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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.
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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....
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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.
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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 7 siblings and moving to New York as a child, importance of the arts on children, and fame on her family with star Matthew Broderick....
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American actor is best known for playing Patrick Chandler in Manchester in the Sea (2016), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His screen, stage and TV credits also include Moonrise Kingdom, Kill the Messenger, Lady Bird. The Gate and The Slap. In this interview, he talks about his wanting to act since he was a young child, the ability to cry on camera or stage, and how he doesn't have social media even though he's a millennial.
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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, Penny Dreadful 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."
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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 her being from a famous acting family, her love of singing, her one-woman show Hero Worship, and her husband's career as a veterinarian.
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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...
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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 90's 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...
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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.
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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?
Currently you can see Judith Light starring with Al Pacino in "God Looked Away" at the Pasadena Play House through the middle of March, 2017. She is also currently playing Shelly Pfefferman in Amazon Prime's Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award winning series, "Transparent"...
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An actor best known for his role on the hit drama series Mad Men, Slattery's other starring roles have included the TV shows Homefront, Desperate Housewives, and movie roles where he played Dwight Eisenhower in the biopic Churchhill, and also Iron man 2, Ant-Man and Captain America. Slattery's a mainstay on the stage and he talks about performing nude and behind-the-scenes stories about the auditioning process for screen and stage.
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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." Edie Falco's acting career began...
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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 Daises." 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...
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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. The Hollywood Bowl:...
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Academy nominated and award-winning actress, Nia Vardalos is also a screenwriter and producer. Best known for her writing of and acting in the hit film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, she has also written and appeared in Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and I Hate Valentine's Day. In this interview, Vardalos talks about her hope to do Broadway, her marriage to actor Ian Gomez, family dynamics and her advocacy for women's roles in Hollywood.
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Allison Janney, a seven-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, had dreams of becoming an Olympic figure skater. That dream ended when, at age 17, she ran through a sliding glass window. The injury was serious, and, suddenly Allison's future goals shifted. She found herself at Kenyon College and she became a theater major. While at Kenyon Allison was discovered by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward who had come to the college to direct a play at their alma...
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