News
The first "Ally McBeal" VHS tapes are scheduled for release on 11 January 2000. Keyed to Valentine's Day, the initial release features six relationship themed episodes which are split into three volumes. The episodes include the series pilot, the "Dancing Baby" installment and the episode in which Ally and Georgia square off in a kick boxing match. (info as of 20 October 1999).

Like a Hole in the Head - Calista's next role? Could be. Fox Searchlight has optioned film rights to "Like a Hole in the Head", a novel by Jen Barbury. In the novel, Jill, a Los Angeles bookstore clerk, comes across a rare Jack London work. She sells the edition for a nice profit but then she is confronted by a big man who wants the book back. While trying to get the book back, she meets up with psychopaths, sleazy book dealers and minor league Hollywood players. As reported 27 May 1998. 

Background - The road to "Ally McBeal" and stardom for this unpretentious petite young woman was paved with performances at Rutgers University, her Alma Mater, and in community theater productions. 

For ten years Calista Flockhart performed and reaped critical acclaim for roles in off-off Broadway, off Broadway, daytime drama, and various TV series. She also taught aerobics in the lean times. 

Calista Flockhart got her first big break, her Broadway debut as Laura in "The Glass Menagerie", the Tennessee Williams revival. Soon after, Calista won a bit part in the Robert Redford film "Quiz Show", her screen debut. She was cast as the bride-to-be in Mike Nichols' "Birdcage". 

In New York "Three Sisters" opened on Broadway with the part of nasty Natasha being played by Calista Flockhart. 

Friends of Calista wanted her to audition for a new show being cast, Ally McBeal, but she wanted to pursue her Broadway career. After much convincing she agreed to audition. She and producer David E. Kelley hit it off immediately and she was offered the part. Before she auditioned, hundreds of actresses had read for Kelley. "Ally McBeal" became an immediate success and is one of the most popular new shows on television. 

Personal - Calista Flockhart is single and shares her home with her lovable Webster, a mutt of the terrier class. 

Appearances
28 April 1999 Wed - 20/20 ABC Connie Chung interviews Calista Flockhart. Calista Flockhart talks about her recent rise to stardom and the accusations that she suffers from anorexia. 

Awards

1998 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical - "Ally McBeal"

1998 - Q Award - Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series - "Ally McBeal"

1999 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical - "Ally McBeal"
1999 - People's Choice Award - Favorite Female Television Performer
1998 - Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - "Ally McBeal"
1998 - People's Choice - Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series
1998 - SAG Award - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - "Ally McBeal"

1997 - Telling Lies in America --------- Diney Majeski 
1997 - Milk and Money ----------------- Christine 
1996 - The Birdcage --------------------- Barbara Keeley 
1995 - Drunks ----------------------------- Helen 
1994 - Naked in New York 
1994 - Getting In ------------------------- Amanda Morel 
1994 - Quiz Show ------------------------ Barnard Girl 

1997 - Ally McBeal" TV Series .... Ally McBeal 
1991 - Darrow .... Lillian Anderson

• Calista Flockhart
• November 11, 1964
• Freeport, IL
• Scorpio

Flockhart is a client of William Bulter at Gersh. 

"Ally McBeal Vol. 2-TV Soundtrack" Vonda Shepard Audio CD (November 9, 1999) Sony/550; ASIN: B00002MZ3U This item will be released on November 9, 1999.
"Songs From Ally McBeal Featuring Vonda Shepard"  Vonda Shepard  Audio CD (May 5, 1998)  Number of Discs: 1  Sony Music; ASIN: B000006O8D
"Ally McBeal: The Official Guide" by Tim Appelo, David E. Kelley (Introduction) Paperback - 208 pages (October 1999) Harper Entertainment; ISBN: 0060988134
"Ally McBeal : The Totally Unauthorized Guide"  by Kathy Mitchell  Paperback - 192 pages (October 1998)  Little Brown & Company; ISBN: 0446675326  Dimensions (in inches): 0.66 x 7.53 x 8.02
"That Lawyer Girl : The Unauthorized Guide to Ally's World" by A. C. Beck Paperback - 256 pages (March 1999) Renaissance Books; ISBN: 1580630448
"Ally McBeal: The Diary"  by Tim Appelo, David E. Kelley (Creator)  Paperback - 272 pages (November 1998)  Regan Books; ISBN: 0060988134

"Ally McBeal" - 1998 Continuing Fox TV series. Starring Gil Bellows, Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Courtney Thorne-Smith. 

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" - 1999 release by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Starring Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley Tucci, Calista Flockhart, Christian Bole, Anna Friel, Bill Irwin, Gregory Jbara Sam Rockwell. Based on "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the play by William Shakespeare. 
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