Aunt Quote by Leslie Uggams

My mother was a leading lady in a local theatre in Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up.

— Mary Badham

My Aunt Eloise Uggams was my first inspiration. She performed on Broadway, and when I was 10 years old, I saw her in 'Porgy…

— Leslie Uggams

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson,…

— Jimmy Scott

My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.

— Rainn Wilson

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays

— Beth Henley

My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon…

— Yancy Butler

My mom was a soap opera queen in Mexico and Latin America. I started acting because of her.

— Eugenio Derbez

My sister was an actress when I was a kid - she still is a successful stage actress in Sweden.

— Joel Kinnaman

I started in musicals. My first professional experience was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' in Palm Springs.

— Lindsay Hartley

My oldest sister was an actress living in NYC by the time I was ten, and desperately wanted to be the one in charge…

— Julianna Baggott

When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream. But I…

— Bette Midler

The first thing I think of when I hear the name of Lucille Ball is a Hollywood legend. I have fond memories of growing…

— Keith Thibodeaux