Jamie-Lynn Sigler is stepping into a new chapter with honesty, humor, and self-acceptance.

In this episode of Women in Entertainment, Jamie opens up about the timing behind her memoir and the letter to her younger self that helped unlock the story she was finally ready to tell. She reflects on growing up in the spotlight as Meadow Soprano, navigating body scrutiny and public pressure at a young age, and the years she spent hiding parts of herself, including her MS diagnosis, to appear capable, perfect, and hireable.

Jamie also shares how her perspective on acting, advocacy, and representation has evolved. From learning to ask for accommodations on set to recognizing that simply existing on screen in her body is a powerful representation, she speaks candidly about the industry’s responsibility to portray disability with fullness, complexity, humor, and humanity. Along the way, she talks about her Sopranos family, her podcast Messy with Christina Applegate, motherhood, baseball weekends, Bravo, and the joy of feeling creatively alive again.

Listen to learn:

- Why Jamie felt ready to write her memoir now

- How living with MS reshaped her relationship to acting and identity

- What true disability representation can look like on screen

- The advice she gives actors at every stage of their careers

- How vulnerability, gratitude, and self-advocacy changed her life

The Women in Entertainment Podcast presents thoughtful conversations with leaders across entertainment from film and television, to media and gaming, and everything in between; as we talk about what it takes to make your mark in the industry, lessons these incredible people have learned along the way, and how they have found their way in an ever-changing environment.

With in-depth conversations and pre-submitted listener questions, each episode provides candid advice for navigating today’s entertainment industry, giving listeners an inside look at how key players got their start, and guidance for building the necessary toolkit to bring careers to life in film, TV, music, theater, graphics, writing, animation, and beyond.

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What happens when a beloved book gets a second life and finally finds its way to the screen?

In this episode of the Women in Entertainment Podcast, E. Lockhart opens up about the extraordinary journey behind We Were Liars, from years of stalled development and reclaimed rights to the BookTok wave that reignited the novel’s cultural momentum. She shares why Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie’s creative vision felt like the right home for the adaptation, and how preserving the emotional experience of the book mattered just as much as translating the plot.

Lockhart also gives listeners a glimpse into what’s next, including Family of Liars, Genuine Fraud, and her upcoming novel, The Pools, a paranormal tragedy set in a hot spring town. Along the way, she reflects on the themes that continue to shape her work: family, institutions, identity, first love, and the complicated process of deciding what to keep, question, or set fire to as we grow up.

Listen to learn:

- How We Were Liars found its way to television after multiple false starts

- Why BookTok helped bring the novel back to bestseller lists years after publication

- What E. Lockhart learned about visual storytelling on the We Were Liars set

- How writing screenplays changed the way she thinks about adaptation

- Why creative growth often begins with humility, research, and the word “yet”

The Women in Entertainment Podcast presents thoughtful conversations with leaders across entertainment from film and television, to media and gaming, and everything in between; as we talk about what it takes to make your mark in the industry, lessons these incredible people have learned along the way, and how they have found their way in an ever-changing environment.

With in-depth conversations and pre-submitted listener questions, each episode provides candid advice for navigating today’s entertainment industry, giving listeners an inside look at how key players got their start, and guidance for building the necessary toolkit to bring careers to life in film, TV, music, theater, graphics, writing, animation, and beyond.

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What does it really take to build a career that lasts in entertainment?

In this candid and deeply grounded episode, Julianne Nicholson reflects on the long game of working in film and television, how persistence, patience, and trusting your instincts can shape a career with real staying power. From her early days modeling and waitressing in New York to becoming one of the industry’s most respected performers, she shares what it meant to keep going before the momentum arrived, and why longevity often looks more like endurance than overnight success.

Nicholson opens up about resisting the pressure of a linear path, giving herself time to grow, and learning to measure success beyond immediacy. She talks about the value of choosing roles with depth, returning to collaborators she trusts, and building a body of work defined by authenticity, from Mare of Easttown to Janet Planet to Paradise. She also reflects on balancing family life with an international career, staying open to reinvention, and what it means to keep evolving while protecting what matters most.

Listen to learn:

- How Julianne Nicholson built a career through consistency, not shortcuts

- Why longevity in entertainment requires patience, flexibility, and self-trust

- How she chooses projects that feel meaningful over time

- What it takes to balance ambition, family, and a sustainable creative life

- Why reinvention is essential to staying inspired across decades in the industry

The Women in Entertainment Podcast presents thoughtful conversations with leaders across entertainment from film and television, to media and gaming, and everything in between; as we talk about what it takes to make your mark in the industry, lessons these incredible people have learned along the way, and how they have found their way in an ever-changing environment.

With in-depth conversations and pre-submitted listener questions, each episode provides candid advice for navigating today’s entertainment industry, giving listeners an inside look at how key players got their start, and guidance for building the necessary toolkit to bring careers to life in film, TV, music, theater, graphics, writing, animation, and beyond.

Listen on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5AfPfPQ...

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