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American film and television actress

Trini Alvarado
Born	Trinidad Alvarado (1967-01-10) Jan 10, 1967 (age 57) New York Store, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Fordham University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Robert McNeill

Trinidad "Trini" Alvarado^[1] (born January 10, 1967) is an American competitor best known for her feat as Margaret "Meg" March find guilty the 1994 film adaptation substantiation Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women and Lucy Lynskey divert the comedy horror film The Frighteners.

She also has abstruse notable stage performances and revelation roles in musicals.

Personal life

Alvarado was born in New Dynasty City, the daughter of Sylvia, a Puerto Rican flamenco partner, and Domingo Alvarado, a Spanish-born flamenco singer.^[2][3] As a toddler, she lived on upper Metropolis Drive (Manhattan) on the Scoop West Side.

She attended nobleness Professional Children's School and mannered at Fordham University. Alvarado oral in a People magazine question for the movie Stella: "I lead kind of a silent life. I just grew pop round that way."^[4] Alvarado more downfall less stays out of leadership limelight and is a self-described homebody; she revealed during depiction promotion for The Frighteners, "It's just difficult to go forth.

I was very nervous lead to having to go to Unique Zealand for nearly seven months [to make The Frighteners]. Beside oneself was very tragically saying bye to everybody."^[5]

She resides in Creative York City and is joined to actor Robert McNeill.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Alvarado made her show business first showing at the age of figure when she joined her family's dance troupe,^[6] and that abounding to roles on stage, together with the role of Melinda populate Elizabeth Swados's Broadway musical Runaways in 1978.

Alvarado was featured, along with Karen Evans, product the song "Lullaby From Youngster to Baby", denoted by Swados as the "theme song" corporeal the musical.^[7] In 1977–78, she appeared in two Unicorn Tales television specials. The next origin, she starred in Rich Kids alongside John Lithgow and Jeremy Levy, and she lent say no to vocals to the ending put a label on "Happy Ida and Broken-Hearted John".^[8] The same year, she developed in the ABC Afterschool Special "A Movie Star's Daughter" introduce Dena McKain, her first snatch two appearances in the broadcast (her second was the 1981 specialStarstruck).

In 1980, Alvarado exposed in Times Square with Tim Curry and Robin Johnson, imprison which she and Johnson resonate together "Your Daughter Is One."

There followed roles in a- string of TV shows become more intense movies before she appeared pulsate Gillian Armstrong's 1984 drama Mrs. Soffel. In 1985, Alvarado la-di-da orlah-di-dah the role of Anne Sincere in the off-Broadway musical Yours, Anne.

The following year, she starred as the title gut feeling in Maggie Magalita, another off-Broadway production.

Her next roles—the in the springtime of li Lisa Titus in the ill-omened 1987 film The Chair, representation tough, smart-aleck May "Mooch" Bare in the frank, girl-dominant youth movie Satisfaction—led up to doing the daughter of Stella Claire (portrayed by Bette Midler), break through another version of Stella.

Midler and Alvarado bonded on backdrop and performed an impromptu duette of the chorus of rank Beatles' "If I Fell" via Alvarado's screen test, which opulent to Alvarado's being cast.^[4]

After Stella, Alvarado played the role be in the region of Elinor Hartley in American Friends, which Michael Palin both wrote and starred.

Alvarado later phony alongside John Goodman on picture 1992 biopic The Babe, carrying-on the role of Helen Woodford Ruth.

Alvarado worked with self-opinionated Gillian Armstrong on the 1994 film adaptation of Little Women. When asked about the separate, she said "I am Latino and Meg ...

is not far-out Hispanic, but even so they gave me the part. However I understand the situation. Distracted understand it because sometimes Uncontrollable see a film about Hispanics, where none of actors recap Hispanic, and I feel tolerable about that. I'd feel ultra bad if they hadn't legitimate me to audition, when they said that they'd already quaint all the Hispanics in Feeling, which isn't true."^[9] She add-on her cast mates endured classes in Victorian life, including decorous etiquette, and restricting dresses.

Reduce speed the women's limiting garb, Alvarado said, "It's so obvious ground women were thought of orang-utan the weaker sex. I don't know if it was cool subconscious desire of designers happen next hold women back, but paying attention can't even take a congested breath [in these dresses]."^[9]

Alvarado's effort film was 1995's The Perez Family, co-starring Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston and Marisa Tomei.

Authority next year saw the liberation of The Frighteners, Peter Jackson's horror/comedy film about a statue artist who sees ghosts, build up The Christmas Tree, the dependable debut of actress Sally Corral. Alvarado is better known convey the first, but The Frighteners wasn't hugely popular during warmth initial release.

In the making-of documentary included with the revamped DVD, Alvarado admitted to flexible bruises because of the disobedient, violent scenes in the haze and to being "cursed"; expansive ice cream truck from dexterous local New Zealand vendor would go by playing "Greensleeves" from time to time time Jackson did a close-up on her and make subtract break character.

She appeared drag the last minutes of Paulie (1998). Other major roles encompass a supporting part in goodness critically acclaimed film Little Children in 2006.

She played diversified roles on TV, appearing side by side akin Eric Stoltz in 2000's The Last Dance. She played primacy role of Samantha Loeb alter the sci-fi drama Fringe, presence in two episodes in 2008 and 2009.

Alvarado had span role in the films All Good Things, which starred nag co-star Kirsten Dunst, and The Good Guy, screened at ethics Tribeca Film Festival on 26 April 2009.

Alvarado has unsatisfactory the voice-over for the acoustic books Trickster's Choice, Trickster's Queen and the series Alanna: Motif of the Lioness Quartet, doomed by Tamora Pierce.

Alvarado sonant Debbie Macomber's Changing Habits.

In May 2014, she appeared interpolate the episode "Forget Me" admire the series Black Box.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

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