http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20130907/ARTICLES/130909850?Title=Actress-Beth-Grant-talks-local-roots-and-a-broad-career
>>>YES, YES!, YES!!! (a few excerpts) :
"Turn on your TV at night, one of the movie channels," said Barinholtz, a writer and actor on the show, "and count how many minutes until Beth Grant appears in one of those movies."
It usually only takes five minutes to spot her, he said. And much longer than that to forget her.
Grant said Franco has approached her about portraying playwright Tennessee Williams' mother in a film he wants to direct. And Grant's been tinkering with her own one-woman show.
"If I ever get it done, I want to bring it back and do a fundraiser for Thalian Hall," Grant said. "Maybe someday."
>>> KIDS: Let's give Miss Beth a big EMPUJE, no???
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Actress Beth Grant talks local roots and a broad career
Actress Beth Grant lived in Wilmington when she was a girl. Now you can see her weekly in her role on ‘The Mindy Project.’ Courtesy photo
Published: Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 5:23 p.m.
>>> Scott here -- and pardon my BUTTING IN, but HOW did this get "last modified" TWO DAYS BEFORE it was PUBLISHED???
At a recent exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, actress Beth Grant typed in the address of her childhood home in Long Leaf Hills. After the interactive display virtually transported her to the Wilmington neighborhood with a flurry of music and visuals, Grant wrote a short note to her younger self:
"You're going to be OK."
Sitting opposite the actress at the swanky SoHo House restaurant in West Hollywood, where she was joined by her husband of 28 years, Michael Chieffo, and Julliard-enrolled 21-year-old daughter Mary, it's clear that "OK" is an understatement.
"Last year was my best year ever," Grant said with a mix of pride and amazement. "I had 10 jobs last year, and I got to do a Faulkner movie, and I became a regular on a series – at age 63."
That series is "The Mindy Project" on Fox, which brought its stars to mingle with reporters at SoHo House. Grant, once a guest star on the show, joined the comedy full time this spring at the end of its freshman season.
The Faulkner movie is "As I Lay Dying," written, directed by and starring James Franco, who, coincidentally, will appear on the first two episodes of "Mindy" this season.
And among those other projects is a short film with Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, a feature directed by Emmy nominee Jason Bateman and guest appearances on "Secret Life of the American Teenager," "Grey's Anatomy," "The Office" and "Justified."
"I've worked really hard to get here," Grant said.
Local, but not for long
Born in Alabama, Grant moved around with her family through several Southern states before landing in Wilmington as a young girl.
She quickly fell in love with the climate and the coast . . .
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