The American actress, Calista Kay Flockhart is probably one of the most successful and talented actresses the film industry has witnessed. She has successfully left her mark in the industry and has not let her name be shadowed by any obstacle.
Early Life
Calista Flockhart is the daughter of Kay Calista (mother) an English teacher and Ronald Flockhart (father). Born on November 11, 1964, Flockhart has one older brother named Gary.
Her father’s demise happened in Morristown, Tennessee where her mother now lives a retired life.
Calista attended Mason Gross School of Arts at Rutgers University, New Jersey where her acting ability was recognized by her acting teacher.
She performed in Harold Scott's production of William Inge’s Picnic. In 1998, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rutgers University.
Career And Progression
Flockhart moved to New York after finishing her theater degree and started going to auditions there. Shortly after arriving in the Big Apple, she landed her first important television part. She appeared on New York's stages in a production of Beside Herself.
In 1994, Flockhart debuted on Broadway portraying her theatre skills in The Glass Menagerie as Laura. The astounding actress has given good movies to the entertainment industry with many movies signing her name.
However, the most appreciated works she has delivered are Ally McBeal, The Birdcage, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Brothers & Sisters, and the CW series Supergirl. Every performance she has given to date has gathered a lot of admirers.
The actress has a large number of awards in her collection starting with the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress- Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1998, Screen Actors Guild Award in 1999 for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, and the People’s Choice Award as Favorite Female Television Performer in 2000, all for Ally McBeal.
Summing up, Ally McBeal introduced her to the film world making her more recognizable.
Along with victory, she has also been nominated for many awards like the Primetime Emmy Award (thrice) for Ally McBeal, and Saturn Award for Supergirl in 2016.
Calista Flockhart's Husband & Son
Before tying the knot with Harrison Ford, Flockhart dated numerous guys (as per wiki sources) in her past including the rock singer Jon Bon Jovi, the amazing actor Robert Downey Jr, and also the creator of Ally McBeal; David E. Kelley.
Now, the actress has her whole heart owned by Harrison Ford, the legendary actor with amazing movies to his name. Calista and Harrison got married in 2010 and have been together since then.
The couple met at the Gloden Globe Awards of 2002 and they started dating afterward. Despite the huge age gap of 22 years, they have proven that nothing comes between love.
For children, Flockhart has one son Liam Flockhart Ford whom she adopted back in 2002. Since her son Liam is adopted there is no information about his biological father. Liam is now adopted by Ford so Calista Flockhart's son's father is Harrison Ford.
Calista now has a small happy family with Ford and Liam.
Flockhart recently returned to acting after she took a huge break of 20+ years to raise her son and Harrison Ford also stated that he wants to do a movie with his love soon.
Flockhart also has many on-screen romances. In Ally McBeal (1997), she was the girlfriend of Billy Thomas (Gil Bellows) and the on-screen couple is really admired.
In The Birdcage (1996) she gets married to Val (Dan Futterman) which was a cute ending to the movie. Another really appreciated on-screen romance of the actress is the one where she played Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) where she gets a happy ending with Demetrius (Christian Bale).
Flockhart is not on Instagram but does have a Twitter account.
Calista Flockhart's Net Worth
As of January 2023, Calista has a ridiculously huge net worth of $30 million earning mostly from the movies she has appeared in throughout her career.
She has a beautiful home with her husband and also owns a good number of luxury cars according to some wiki sites.
Physical Appearance
Calista’s age is 58 years and she has maintained her beauty very sharply. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 51 kg. Her hair is light brown and has beautiful dark brown eyes.
