Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, January 8, 1995 TAG: 9501070049
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 7 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
OCCUPATION: Actress. Credits include European tour of Broadway musical ``42nd Street'' - and the lead for Mill Mountain Theatre's version of the same play in 1993. Has just completed a New York-made film, "The Dinner Party." Also has worked off and on as a receptionist at her former acting school. ("You can always use the money," she says.)
LIVES IN: Manhattan.
MARRIED: No.
HOMETOWN: Roanoke.
PARENTS: William and Jane Dressler - who reside in Roanoke.
EDUCATION: Patrick Henry High School, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
ARRIVED IN NEW YORK: 1988.
REASON: To attend acting school.
ONE THING ABOUT ACTING: "There's so much discrimination. You're too tall, you're too short, you're too skinny, you're too fat. In any other job, you could sue them."
QUOTE: "Most people I talk to say, 'Where are YOU from?' ''
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