Calista Flockhart
American actress (born 1964)
Calista Kay Flockhart is an American actress. She is best known for her role as the title character on the television series Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 1998 and was thrice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She is also known for portraying Kitty Walker on Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011), Cat Grant on Supergirl (2015–2021), and as Lee Radziwill on Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024). In film, she is known for her performances in The Birdcage (1996), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), and Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000).
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