So my guest today is Marin Heinkel, a wonderful actor who you may know from her years on the stage, her long running role as Judith on two and a Half Men, so many other popular tv shows and films.
She currently plays Rose Weissman on the Amazon megahit the Marvelous Misses Maisel, which, as this conversation air, has actually just released its third season.
I'm a huge fan of Marin, of the show, the entire ensemble cast.
As I sat down with her in the studio, though, it wasn't just her mastery of the craft that drew me in.
It was her kindness, her generosity of spirit, her openness and warmth that kind of left me feeling like I had just spent time with a dear old friend.
We explored her time growing up outside of Boston, her love of the ocean and devotion to ballet in the early days that after an injury, created the space for acting to emerge while at Brown and then eventually take center stage as she navigated building a career as a performer.
We talk about the people who've touched down and served as teachers and mentors and explore candidly the tough decisions that came along the way as she stepped into the business of acting, the many learnings, and how family eventually became more of a spotlight in her life over time.
And Marin also shares her very human experience with chronic pain and how her time on the marvelous misses Maisel became not just a job for her, but also a source of awakening and discovery and even on some level, peace and ease.
So excited to share this conversation with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields and this is good life project, but it's so nice to be hanging out with you.
I know it's curious because you've been out in LA, I guess, for a long time now, right?
It's so funny.
I was about to say not that long.
And then it actually has been a couple decades, too.
It's like nearly 20 years.
I know.
Now you have the kids and then.
It's really true that it goes so fast.
But New England, I mean, I grew up just outside of New York City.
You grew up just like Newtonville outside of Boston.