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Constance Zimmer on ‘Love Story,’ Personal Grief and Why Hollywood Needs More Women Over 50
The actress says playing Carolyn and Lauren Bessette’s mother, Ann Messina Freeman, in FX’s Ryan Murphy-produced series took on new meaning after the death of her own mom.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter’s source item, Constance Zimmer on ‘Love Story,’ Personal Grief and Why Hollywood Needs More Women Over 50, The actress says playing Carolyn and Lauren Bessette’s mother, Ann Messina Freeman, in FX’s Ryan Murphy-produced series took on new meaning after the death of her own mom.
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