Connie Bennett, the guys used to stake her, she was so good.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I was a kid, it was Bette Davis. She was my idol. I used to cut school and sit in the back of the theater; of course, I would have snuck in because I couldn't afford a ticket.
Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.
I look up to Andrea Boccelli and Sarah Brightman. The best part about 'America's Got Talent' was performing with her!
I loved being on stage with heroes of mine, like Gregg Edelman and Jimmy Walton, and the lovely Chita Rivera and Stephanie J. Block.
There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer.
My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
Toni Collette has been a huge influence. She was my absolute number one idol, and then I got 'United States of Tara.' I was pinching myself. I couldn't believe the first day I was on set, and I got pages of dialogue of real stuff to do with her.
Diane Keaton was a big role model for me.
Recently I heard Sheryl Crow and I loved her, she was terrific.
Joan Collins was the best. She really could sort of pull it off, be really outrageous and never even flinch.