751: Christine Lahti, Oscar Winner & Author

<p>From miming for money in Central Park to winning on Oscar, our guest today has experienced an incredible climb in her personal, professional and financial life. </p><p>I’m welcoming Christine Lahti to the show. You might know her from her roles in Chicago Hope, Running on Empty, Housekeeping, And Justice for All, Swing Shift, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, God of Carnage, and The Blacklist.</p><p>She’s also a new author, and we’ll be talking about her book <em>True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness</em>, where she shared personal stories from her childhood and acting career - many for the first time.</p><p>I’ll be chatting with Christine about what it was like to  grow up in the midwest in a traditional, patriarchal family...to scraping together coins in the early days of her performing career. The intersection of money and feminism...and how to build a lasting career in the world of entertainment.  </p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>