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NEW YORK — Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern a s f o r tysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker
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(Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive, she is quickly in over her head. "She's missing so many pieces," says Dern, 45, shaking her head with weary sympathy. "Poor Amy." Decked out in a n elegant black cap-sleeved dress at a swanky restaurant off Central Park, Dern is noticeably more s ophisticated than h e r o n screen counterpart. But there a r e m o m ents when the line between the actress and her creation are less distinct — in the way she gesticulates using her entire torso, hunching her shoulders forward to emphasize a point, or in the passion with which she speaks aboutthe benefits of transcendental meditation and the horrors of genetically modified foods. "What if Lucy became Norma Rae?" That's the question Dern used when she pitched "Enlightened" to HBO, but it's also an apt summary of her acting style and three-decade career. Conceived whileher parents,
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Laura Dern sees her character Amy Jellicoe, protagonist of the HBO series "Enlightened," as a hero, albeit a misguided one. "She believes something about herself that I wish for all people, and that is we are all entitled to a voice," Dern says. Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern, were filming Roger Corman's outlaw biker flick "The Wild Angels," Dern claims to have watched the decidedly more wholesome "I Love Lucy" nearly every day of her life. Her unique ability to combine these diverse influences — timeless physical comedy meets the risk-taking, socially conscious ethos of 1960s and '70s Hollywood — is evident throughout her work, including Alexander Payne's scathing abortion satire, "Citizen Ruth," and now "Enlightened," which began its second season on Jan. 13 and last year won her aGolden Globe. It's not surprising that Dern
sees her character as a hero, albeit a m i sguided one. In Season 1, Amy suffers an explosive emotional breakdown at the office, a blandly sinister health-and-beauty conglomerate. She returns from a month in treatment blissed out and determined to change the world — a mission that proves easier said than done. "The world is changing fast because of noble Amys," Dern says. "She believes something about herself that I wish for all people, and that is we are all entitled to a voice." C o-created by D er n a n d Mike W h ite, "Enlightened" premiered in 2011 to positive reviews, but its t r icky tone
— it's somehow earnest and cynical at the same time — and a vexing protagonist made it a tough sell for some viewers. Dern isn'tfazed bythe mixed reactionto her character — by now, she takes it as a sign she's doing something right. A formative experience was the polarizedresponse to David Lynch's "Wild at Heart," which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1990 and starred Dern, Ladd and Nicolas Cage. "Half the audience is booing at us, screaming, 'How dare you'?' And half the audience is giving us a standing ovation. And I thought, 'Oh, I'm making a great movie. This is awesome,'" Dern recalls. "I was raised by folks who trained me well for thisterrain." Dern's p arents d i v orced when she was still a baby, and she spent much of her childhood in the care of her "magnificent Alabamangrandmother" while they were off making f ilms with the l ikes of H al Ashby and Roman Polanski. During a visit with her mother on thesetof Martin Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," Dern was asked to be an extra, and a star was born. Dern was allowed to pursue acting only if she first studied the craftfor two years, so she dutifully rode her bicycle to drama classes every Saturday. "They really grilled in me the importance of studying, and that's been a massive influence," says Dern, who contin-
Medical expertsweigh in onpatient loss Dear Abby:I would like to respond heard from many health care proto "Still Grieving in Arkansas" (Nov. viders who said that it IS their duty 20), who was upset that he didn't get to acknowledge the passing of one a response to a note he sent to his of their patients, and it should be wife's treating physiconsideredpart ofthe cian after her death. healing process for A s an R N , m y both the patient's fam• EAR mom had a tendency ily and the health care ABBY <~ to become very close provider. Read on: %'~ to patients who reDear Abby: I am a quiredlong-term care hematologist-oncoloin the hospital. It seemed that she gist. I try to send a sympathy card to never had any "emotionaldetach- each family after the death of their ment" from her patients, but instead relative. If I receive a note or a copy formed an "emotional attachment." of an obituary, I try to call the person I recall many times during the to thank them for taking the time to convalescenceor death of these pa- contact me. tients, Mom would come home from After seeing "Grieving's" letter, work and go to bed and cry from I took an informal poll of my colher own bereavement. As her son, leagues and was gratified that many I grieved, too, because it hurt me to DO send notes. I was surprised that see Mom hurting. As a young child, some do not extend sympathies. my father, siblings and I could have After hearing it, I encouraged them done without these periods of un- all to do so. It's the least we can necessary emotional pain. do to promote healing among the Therefore, Dear Abby, I t hink survivors. — Ohio Oncologist you were right to say, "Please forgive them" when doctors and nurses Dear Abby:I am a retired medidon't exhibit public remorse during cal oncologist. Early in my career, a times of grief. grieving patient's husband berated — RN's Son in Georgia me for not contacting the family Dear RN's Son: Thank you for after his wife died. It was then that describingyour mother's response I realized that despite my excellent to a patient's passing and how it af- care, the family needed something fected the family. However, I also m ore — closure. For 30 years, until
I retired, I sent a personal sympathy card and message to each family concerning their loss. Sharing these thoughts also gave ME closure. — Doctor Jack in Arizona Dear Abby: Please let "Grieving" know that one reason the health care professionals did not acknowledge his wife's death may have been they were instructed by the hospital/ treatment center not to. In this day and age, when doctors are sued for malpractice, these types of sympathy notes can be used in court. — Yvonne inAmsterdam, Netherlands Dear Abby:I am at an age when I have lost many family members. NOT ONCE has the doctor sent a condolence card or letter to any family member. On the other hand, I have also lost many pets. Each time, the veterinarian sent a card or note, personally signed and often with the signatures of the entire oNce staff. I do not believe medical doctors care less for their patients thanveterinary doctors care for family pets, but that vets have made sending condolences part of their office protocol. Medical doctors might well consider adding that protocol to their practices. — Mary in Virginia — Write to Dear Abby at dearabby.com or P0. Box69440,Los Angeles, CA 90069
JAN. 22, 2013:Thisyearyour selfexpression attracts many people, andoften inspires them. Yourwords carry power and energy with them. Your intuition serves you well, and it needs to belistened to. You could receive Stars showthe kind acknowledgment in of day you'll have yo ur field of choice ** * * * D ynamic or achieve a long** * * P ositive te r m desire. You've ** * A verage got w hat it takes! ** S o-so If you are single, * Difficult you will establish a meaningful bond, if that is whatyou desire. It could occur at any given moment. If you areattached, you'll romance your sweetie andreinvigorate your bond. GEMINImakes adifference where it counts.
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10 p.m. on W gl, "Private Practice" — Take that, McDreamy. The medical drama bids farewell to the airwaves with a happy ending for Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh), as she and Jake (Benjamin Bratt) take their wedding vows. Her former colleague, Dr. Naomi Bennett (Audra McDonald), returns for the occasion in the series finale, aptly titled "In Which We Say Goodbye."
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** * * Z ero in on what is important, and do not letan interesting person distractyou. You might not beable to help yourself in a meeting, as this person could bethere. Try to keep your wits about you rather than have to explain your odd behavior later. Tonight: Where the action is.
8 p.m. on fj, "Pioneers of Television" — The new episode "Primetime Soaps" revisits the nighttime drama frenzy that began in the late t970s and early '80s with the likes of "Dallas," "Dynasty" and "Knots Landing." Interviewees include Joan Collins, Linda Evans, Diahann Carroll, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark, Donna Mills and the recently departed Larry Hagman.
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8 p.m. on (CW), "Hart of Dixie" —After George's (Scott Porter) parents discover he's dating Tansy (Mircea Monroe), his mom hatches a plan to force him and Zoe (Rachel Bilson) to face their feelings for each other. Lemon (Jaime King) gets a shock of her own when she learns the identity of Brick's (Tim Matheson) love interest. Lavon (Cress Williams) resolves to unmask the British stranger who's stolen Annabeth's (Kaitlyn Black) heart in the new episode "Islands in the Stream."
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8 p.m. on E3, "NCIS" — When a Navy lieutenant is found dead shortly after returning from the Middle East, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the team question the victim's friend, a captain (Brad Beyer). He's living with post-traumatic stress disorder caused by his own experiences overseas — experiences that could hold the key to finding his friend's killer. Michael Weatherly also stars in "Shell Shock, Part I."
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8 p.m. on 53 El, "The Taste" — This innovative new cooking competition features celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey mentoring a field of amateur and professional cooks through individual and group challenges. The series debuts tonight with a special two-hour premiere and then moves to its regular time on Jan. 29.
ues to work with her longtime acting coach, Sandra Seacat. Dern wo r k e d ste a dily throughout her teens, screentesting for all the Brat Pack movies but gravitating toward darker c oming-of-age tales "Mask," "Smooth Talk," "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains." The trend culminated when she was cast as the virginal girl next door in Lynch's "Blue Velvet, " the first of her three collaborations with the director (a fourth project is "cooking," according to Dern, but doesn't yet have a script). Unlike many a s h o wbiz kid, Dern managed to escape her teen years unscathed by drugs or alcohol, and her career continued to thrive with adulthood. There was an Oscar nomination in 1992 for her performance as a p r omiscuous Southern belle in "Rambling Rose," and a brief but instructive brush with mega-stardom thanks to Steven Spielberg's blockbuster "Jurassic Park." "I was on the cover of a lot of magazines and there were compliments about beauty and fashion and what I was wearing. Man, if you get locked into that, you can lose your freedom as an actress," she says. "If you're not locked in it, and if you're lucky enough to get that part with the right group of people, then suddenly you're in the makeup trailer like, 'Can I have a herpes sore? Can I have a hickey'? Can it go further?'"
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