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Funny Girl Wendie Malick Owns Her Age It s 62

Actress Wendie Malick age 62 is as hot in person as she is in Cleveland — the location of her surprise-hit TV show In a recent interview with Life Reimagined she shared her thoughts on Wendie Malick shows and movies her young look and work life balance

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Did you set out to become a character actress or were those the roles that were given to you

I was definitely typecast in my 30s. I was tall and brunette and often played the heavies, or the evil girls or the divorcees. Usually I was the bad one in the group! I mostly did dramatic stuff on television. In plays I had more range, but in television it wasn’t until I did Dream On that they found out I was funny. That changed my career forever and opened so many doors. And then having Just Shoot Me for 7 years, I figured ‘well, I’ve had mine, you can’t really ask for much more.’ So Hot in Cleveland I did not expect.

The characters on the show are described as looking for a second act

This is my 3rd act. And I attribute so much of that to Betty. I turned 60 when we started Hot in Cleveland, and I have this role model in Betty, who is 30 years older than I, and made me realize this really could be a whole other rich chapter for me. Instead of the end, it’s another beginning. Flowers & Gifts 25% off sitewide and 30% off select items See more Flowers & Gifts offers >

What yets do you still want to experience

I’m producing a movie about Wild Horse Annie, an incredible advocate who got the first laws passed to protect our wild horses. We have a wonderful script. My co-producer asked if I’d be interested in directing it, but not having directed film I decided this is a pretty big one to bite off for my first one. But I could see in the future directing a smaller character-driven piece.

You ve done a lot of work on behalf of animals

Yeah, I’m sort of the unofficial spokesperson for the Humane Society. Not being a mother, my kids have always been 4-legged. We’ve always lived with dogs, and I just recently rescued two 3-year-old mustangs from Return to Freedom sanctuary north of Santa Barbara. We added them to our herd; we already had 3. And I have two rescue dogs and two miniature donkeys. So we have a whole menagerie. I’m out walking those horses and walking the dogs every day. AARP NEWSLETTERS %{ newsLetterPromoText }% %{ description }% Subscribe AARP NEWSLETTERS %{ newsLetterPromoText }% %{ description }% Subscribe AARP VALUE & MEMBER BENEFITS See more Health & Wellness offers > See more Flights & Vacation Packages offers > See more Finances offers > See more Health & Wellness offers > SAVE MONEY WITH THESE LIMITED-TIME OFFERS