I loved the one day I spent filming on Pulp Fiction. I loved doing certain episodes of TV shows too - I did a short stint on Frasier, and did two episodes as a nightmarish date, and I had the best time ever. It was a heady, thrilling, exhilarating experience. Well, I loved being on Saturday Night Live. Looking back today, what have been your fondest memories of your work in TV and film? My friends, my family, my sense of humor, a robust drive to survive, and just plain luck. You had a number of struggles after leaving Saturday Night Live, surviving cervical cancer and losing your brother to lymphoma. So, I may be getting my hectic schedule back again. And I thrive on that. We plan to move back to L.A. I am able to think and reflect much more than before. But I also like the slow pace of my life now. ![]() Do you miss the more hectic schedule of your acting career in the 1990's? Now I'm able to get a lot more writing done.Īlthough you still do occasional voice work for television, you've described yourself as a "suburban housewife" in recent years. I just hired a housekeeper for the first time last November. Ha ha! The honest truth? It's my housekeeper. What's the best thing in your life right now? ![]() I think heading into the future with a solid marital relationship and a clear sense of us three as a family is a deeply beautiful thing. I think we're much closer than we would've been if my husband, Michael, had moved into my house (in Los Angeles) with Mulan (my daughter) and me. We created a three-person family together. Now that it's been more than six years, I can see that it was harder than I let on - even to myself. It was a big adjustment - both moving from Los Angeles and being married. We haven't seen as much of you in film and television since you moved to the Chicago suburbs with your husband and adopted daughter in 2009. Sweeney by email about her professional career and religious journey. Sweeney has lived in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, research scientist Michael Blum, and their daughter. Her frequent guest television appearances include Family Guy, Frasier, Father of the Pride, Sex in the City, Third Rock from the Son, Mad About You, and The Goode Family. Sweeney’s film credits include Pulp Fiction, Stuart Little, Monsters University, It’s Pat, Gremlins 2, Honey I Blew Up the Kid, Coneheads, Stuart Saves His Family, Vegas Vacation, and Meet Wally Sparks. Sweeney currently sits on boards with the Secular Coalition for America and the Freedom from Religion Foundation. ![]() Her three autobiographical serio-comic monologues are “God Said Ha!” about her family's experiences with cancer, “In the Family Way” about the adoption of her daughter from China, and “Letting Go of God” about her journey from Catholicism to atheism. She is best known for her time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1990-1994), where she created and played the androgynous Pat as a recurring character, and for her autobiographical solo shows. Julia Sweeney is an American actress, comedienne, and author who frequently discusses her journey from Catholicism to atheism.
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