‘My whole identity was wrapped up in Ally McBeal’ – Calista Flockhart on her smash hit 90s comedy rollercoaster

‘In the street or at restaurants, people still come up to me and say, “I became a lawyer because of you. ” But I just went to work and said my lines! ’ I was doing a play in New York, Three Sisters by Chekhov.

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/21/how-we-made-ally-mcbeal-calista-flockhart)