Author: Susana Aikin

A writer and filmmaker, I was born in Spain of an English father and a Spanish mother, and have lived in New York City since 1982. I was educated in both England and Spain; studied law at the University of Madrid, and later Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. In 1986 I started my own independent film production company, Starfish Productions, which producing and directing documentary films that won me multiple awards, including an American Film Institute grant, a Rockefeller Fellowship, and an Emmy Award in 1997. I started writing fiction full time in 2010. I have two sons and now live between Brooklyn and the mountains north of Madrid.

Women Actors Now and Then [GUEST POST]

Meryl Streep at the 89th Oscars — “Acting is not about being someone different. It’s finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.” —Meryl Streep (Photo by ABC/Adam Rose, Flickr)

We have always loved the theatre. In fact, for our very first date we went to go see the deliciously dark Jekyll & Hyde, and its score has entranced us ever since. We relish opportunities to watch amazing actors perform live in shows like The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Cabaret, Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Gypsy. But what would any production be without the awesome talents of actresses who were bold enough to make a career on stage and screen? In today’s guest post, author Susana Aikin examines why it still takes a certain kind of woman to live life in the limelight. —J&H Continue reading “Women Actors Now and Then [GUEST POST]”