Laura Kightlinger

Birth Name:

Laura Kightlinger

Birth Place:

Jamestown, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Writer, Producer

Won a Jury Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival for "60 Spins Around the Sun․"
Studied at Emerson College in Boston, where she performed with the This Is Pathetic theater troupe
Performed stand-up comedy at local Boston venues after graduating from college
Made her first major on-screen appearance 1991 TV special "Women of the Night․"
Quote: "I think women are definitely getting a foothold․ All those King of Queens married-couple sitcoms are so archaic․ And there's a thing about women helping women--whenever I've gotten a break it's always been from another woman․ Jhoni Marchinko hired me as a writer for Will & Grace․ Roseanne Barr gave me my first writing job on Roseanne․ It's those women who keep me working․"
Quote: "I feel bad actually that it's [feminism] spoken with such derision․ That's what really bothers me, because if you're a woman, shouldn't you be a feminist? Shouldn't you want women's rights and shouldn't you want the most success for other women?"
Published the autobiographical "Quick Shots of False Hope: A Rejection Collection" in 1999

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