Kristin Bauer van Straten
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Kristin Bauer van Straten
Kristin Bauer van Straten is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series True Blood, Jerry's girlfriend Gillian on Seinfeld, and as sorceress Maleficent in the ABC series Once Upon a Time...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
CountryUnited States of America
fans lives sort
Fans are afraid to meet me. They're sort of afraid for their lives and won't look me in the eye.
audition impression strong
Sometimes I'll read an audition and I'll get a very strong first impression about who the person is, and I usually go with it.
ebay vintage two
I was collecting Barbies. I know... embarrassing. I sold them all on eBay, and traded them for vintage dishes. So I've collected two things.
cycle-of-life worry achievement
I tend to worry about each "emergency" or unforeseen complication on all my projects. But there are so many! All of life is unforeseen! So I am learning that is the cycle of life - everything is cyclical and temporary and to get ok with that someday could be my greatest achievement.
slave-labor whales two
I'm focusing on quality versus quantity - a nicer tee-shirt with organic cotton and buying just one or two instead of five that are cheaper but made with GMO cotton, which is hard on Earth, sewn by slave labor, shipped all the way from China on boats that use lots of oil and can kill whales with ship strikes and sold by (some) companies that could treat their
toilets maids favorites-things
I was a maid, so cleaning toilets wasn't my favorite thing, but honestly, standing outside all day in the cold was worse.
unless worried
Unless you're a serial killer, you're worried about being liked by somebody.
defined dish favorite guy habit knowing life lives mom next wondering
So much of our lives are defined by habit or what the guy next to us is doing, never wondering and knowing who and what we support with our actions, from the detergent Mom always used, to my favorite dish I make... A lot of my life is unexamined habit.
five
I, personally, like to get dressed and then do my makeup and hair in about five minutes.
characters dig movies shows tend tv
The movies and TV shows I like to watch tend to put their characters in situations where they have to dig deeper.