In film, she is known for roles in The Birdcage (1996), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), and [M]Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000).[/M]
Calista Kay Flockhart (Freeport (Illinois), November 11, 1964) is an American actress.
She is known for her role as the temperamental lawyer on the series Ally McBeal. He was part of the cast of the 5 seasons of the series Brothers & Sisters. She is married to actor Harrison Ford.
The daughter of Kay Honohan, a teacher, and Ronald Flockhart, an entrepreneur at Kraft Foods Inc., Calista has only one older brother, Gary. The family moved extensively during the actress' childhood, passing through Iowa, Minnesota and New York before settling in Medford, New Jersey.
Calista, a name of Greek origin that means “the most beautiful”, finished high school at Shawness High School, where she was part of the student council and cheerleading team. Her passion for performance, present from childhood during which she wrote and performed her plays to a small audience, led her to study theater at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. During the course, the actress participated in a specialized and competitive acting class that required a daily delivery of twelve hours.
His talent for the art of performance, his dedication to work on stage, began to attract attention right away.