Jami Gertz, in a manner of speaking, waited a Lifetime to portray a real-life lifesaver in the cable channel's Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (premiering tonight at 9 pm/ET). But her patience paid off, and she stepped into the role of Gambrell, a Texan who quit her parole-officer job to shepherd an in-school support group for the children of incarcerated parents. TVGuide.com spoke with Gertz about tackling such heavy matter, lightened things up with some Still Standing talk and then finished up with some '80s flashbacks. TVGuide.com: How did this Marilyn Gambrell project come together?Jami Gertz: A lot of it had to do with the relationship I had with Carole Black [Lifetime's former president/CEO]. Co
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