Harley Jane Kozak Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the 2001 Rupert Hughes Fiction Prize at the Maui Writers Conference
• Won the 2005 Anthony Awad for Best First Novel for her book "Dating Dead Men․"
• Studied acting at the New York University School of the Arts
• In 1997, she got married to entertainment lawyer Greg Aldisert
• Performed as a tap dancer with the Nebraska Repertory Theater
• Started acting at the age of five years old when she was cast in an opera production of "Dido and Aneas․"
• While struggling as an actress in New York City, she worked as a waitress at Garvin's Restaurant