Calista Flockhart

First name means "most beautiful" in Greek. Played the flute in her high school band; was also a cheerleader and a member of the student council. Was part of the Manhattan-based theater company Malaparte, whose members included actors Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Frank Whaley and Josh Hamilton. First on-screen appearance was in a 1989 episode of the soap  Guiding Light . While working on Broadway, helped support herself by teaching aerobics part-time. In 2003, became the national spokesperson… Show more for the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (later renamed Peace Over Violence); was honored with the organization's Humanitarian Award in 2005. Series-regular roles have included the title character on  Ally McBeal and Kitty Walker on Brothers & Sisters . ~ Rovi

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