Was she blackballed for doing the Howard Stern movie?
She is such a talented actress. I feel she's been great in almost everything I've seen her in. I don't feel though, especially at the beginning of her career, she was given the quality work that she deserved.
I am not at all a Howard Stern fan, but she was simply amazing in the movie Private Parts. She really made the movie. In fact when I think of his wife, I think of her. A true break out role if you ever get a chance to see it. (Don't worry if you hate Howard Stern, that's not important to like this movie. It's really a "Seinfeld-esque" - dance around Howard - kind of movie. Well worth the watch especially for Mary and Paul Giamatti's roles.)
But after Private Parts came out, I remember her having a rough go of it in terms of quality roles. I remember her kinda half joking about during an interview, that the role didn't help her at all if you wanted to make it in Hollywood.
Does anyone know if this is true? Or was it that she was older getting into the business, and didn't have that "model look" that became popular in the late 90's?