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Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964 in
Freeport, Illinois) is an United States|American
actor|actress. She was raised in upstate New York
and attended Rutgers University in New Jersey.

After working on Broadway theatre|Broadway and
landing roles in the films Quiz Show and The
Birdcage, she became known for playing the title
role on the television series Ally McBeal.

Her apparent weight loss over the first few
seasons of the show caused much media speculation
that she might have suffered from anorexia nervosa
and sometimes earned her harsh criticism for
playing an 'incompetent' underfed waif,
particularly considering the show's popularity
with teenage girls. Her December 11, 2000 collapse
on set fueled rumours of bulimia, although it was
announced she suffered from dehydration and
exhaustion.

In January 2001, Flockhart adopted a baby boy,
whom she named Liam. In 2002 she became engaged to
actor Harrison Ford.


== Filmography ==
*Fragile (movie)|Fragile (2005) (post-production)
- Amy
*The Last Shot (2004) - Valerie Weston 
*Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
- Christine Taylor 
*A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) - Helena
*Telling Lies in America (1997) - Diney Majeski 
*Milk & Money (1996) - Christine 
*The Birdcage (1996) - Barbara 'Barbie' Keeley
*Drunks (1995) - Helen 
*Pictures of Baby Jane Doe (1995) - Jane
*Quiz Show (1994) - Barnard Girl 
*Getting In (1994) - Amanda Morel
*Naked in New York (1993) - Acting student

== Television ==
*Bash: Latter-Day Plays (2000)  
*Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(1999) - Vanna Van (voice) 
*The Practice (2002) - Ally McBeal
*Ally McBeal (1997-2002) - Ally McBeal 
*Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992) -
Mary-Margaret Carter
*Darrow (1991) - Lillian Anderson
*The Guiding Light (1989) - Elise 

==External links== 
*http://celebs.absolutenow.com/calista_flockhart/b
iography.html Short biography
*imdb name|id=0001222|name=Calista Flockhart