I have been an actress my entire life! At four years old I wanted to be Ethel Merman (my mom loved old school movies and shows). At five years old I wanted to go to New York and perform on Broadway (I was living in Hollywood at the time). I attended Hollywood Professional School and then moved to La Jolla when I was ten years old. I belonged to Balboa Junior Theater (now San Diego Junior Theater) and especially loved the Improv group I was in... typical Gemini, gift of gab. I performed in school plays all the way through my senior year in high school, while continuing to perform with my Junior Theater group.
When high school ended, off to casting calls I went...one after another, after another. I did stage shows throughout San Diego and Los Angeles. I studied with a fabulous film coach, David Lehman and really honed my skills.
Shortly after, I went to New York (hey, it took a while to reach my goal, but I did it!). I LOVED it in New York!! A year later I found myself married with a brand new son... he became my priority in life. Two years after that I had my beautiful little daughter and she too became my priority. I continued doing small projects but ultimately, when I moved back to San Diego a few years later, I put my career pursuit on the shelf to raise my two gorgeous kids.
My kids are teens now and they are AMAZING people! I'm grateful for my decision when they were younger and don't regret it for a minute. I knew that when they were old enough, I would once again pursue my career...and here I am!
I am coming off of a long hiatus and I've never felt better or more confident. I just completed my headshots with Sandy Spear (photographer) and Susan Duttenhofer (stylist) and sent them off to print. They are definitely my new 'dream team' in San Diego! My booking agent, Tina Real, has suggested some great agents to pursue and that is my next step.
So follow me to Hollywood as I take this journey once again... and let's see how far I get. :) Your support means the world to me. xoxo, Maggie
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