What part of Violet do you see most in yourself? It makes me happy to hear that I’m well-liked. It seems that I play likeable characters. As an actor, I try to bring myself to each character, and lose myself as well. (Laughs) I’m really not an advice person.Īs an actress, what have you been asked to change anything about yourself to win over audiences? Just get out there and do what feels right for you. I don’t know if I’m the best person to be giving advice in that department. What is your advice for gay men or women seeking the same fate? After talking with him, I just really wanted to work with him.Īs a single middle-aged woman, Violet goes through a slew of romantic mishaps on her search for Mr. What attracted you to the lead role in “Tendencies”? We live in different cities so we don’t see each other all the time, but we’re still in contact. While you can’t make the most amazing living at it, I’ve worked with some of the most incredible people, especially in the last five years.Īre you still in contact with your “Facts of Life” family? Which cast member are you closest with? Mostly, I’ve been working in independent film, and it’s been good to me. I just came off a four-month run of a Toronto play. Well, I like to take the work I am given. Plus, you’ve been nominated for an Emmy with your voice work as Thelma on “What’s New Scooby-Doo.” What type of acting work do you prefer, television or film? Yes, but since that time, I’ve also received a master’s in education, so there’s been a ton of other stuff, too.īefore “Tendencies,” your role as Natalie on “The Facts of Life” granted you a legion of fans and followers. I hear you graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in anthropology. I have to say, it’s been an amazing ride. Gratefully, for the last 25 years, I’ve been able to find work to support myself in a lifestyle to which I’ve become accustomed. Tell us, career-wise, what have you been up to since leaving “The Facts of Life”? Recently, Cohn chatted about her career and shared further insight into the film. Taking a friend’s advice, Violet abandons her gay family on a spiritual quest to find true love, sparking hilarity, romance and mayhem as she attempts to change the woman she is to find the man she wants. Penned by Jesse Archer, “Tendencies” follows the life of a 40-year-old fruit fly named Violet (Cohn) who devotes her nights to queer men, but ultimately flounders when it comes to finding a man of her own. March 13 at the Burton Theatre as part of the Detroit Independent Film Festival. Now, she’s returning to the Hollywood game with a bit more kick and lot more pizzazz, portraying the feisty lead role in “Violet Tendencies,” a Casper Andreas-directed film screening at 6 p.m. Infamous for her role as Natalie Green, the fresh-faced teen of the 1980s sitcom “The Facts of Life,” Mindy Cohn is best known as the bubbly Tootie-sidesick, generally pleasing television audiences with a G-rated joke on her tongue.
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