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Posted: Fri., Oct. 19, 2007, 9:00am PT

Brenda Strong

Plays Mary Alice Young on 'Desperate Housewives'

Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong, who plays Mary Alice Young on 'Desperate Housewives.'

Brenda Strong, who plays Mary Alice Young on “Desperate Housewives.”

Last book I bought:
“Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert

Book I’m reading:
“Rise and Shine” by Anna Quindlen

Total number of books I own:
Too ridiculous to count. I can’t part with them, they become part of the family.

Three books that mean a lot to me:
“When You’re Falling, Dive: Acceptance, Freedom and Possibility” by Cheri Huber and June Shiver
“Ethics of Love” by Vimala McClure
“Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss

Last film I saw:
“Sunshine,” by Danny Boyle (I’m a closet Sci-Fi fan)

Three films that mean a lot to me:
(You’re killing me, just three?) “The Lion in Winter,” by Anthony Harvey
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” by Milos Forman
“Some Like It Hot,” by Billy Wilder

Last CD I bought:
“Shrek - Music From the Original Motion Picture,” Various Artists (I needed the song “Hallelujah” by Rufus Wainwright for a CD compilation I was making for my mom)

Songs that mean a lot to me:
“Magnificat,” Beppe Cantarelli
“Imagine,” John Lennon
“You Can Leave Your Hat On,” Joe Cocker

Favorite Drink:
Red wine

Favorite Charity:
The American Fertility Association (I’m the National Spokesperson and on the Board, I would have caught hell for any other answer!)

Favorite Vacation:
Queenstown, New Zealand

Favorite Vice:
Dark chocolate (on anything)

Five people whom I’d like to see answer this survey:
Mike Nichols, Deepak Chopra, George Clooney, Al Gore, Meryl Streep




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