Cagney & Lacey with Tyne Daly

Cagney & Lacey with Tyne Daly

Author: 134 West | Susan Lambert Hatem & Sharon Johnson March 15, 2023 Duration: 1:15:37
Join us to meet the woman behind Mary Beth Lacey! Sharon and Susan are excited and honored to talk with Emmy and Tony-award winning actress and the star of Cagney & Lacey, Tyne Daly.

In a career spanning eight decades, Tyne Daly has appeared on stage and screen in over 100 roles in everything from “The Mod Squad” and “Judging Amy” to co-starring with Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry film “The Enforcer”. She has received six Emmy awards – four for her outstanding portrayal of Mary Beth Lacey on “Cagney & Lacey.” In this intimate interview, Tyne Daly shares stories of her childhood, barely finishing high school, her early days acting in New York, her eventual move to Los Angeles with then husband actor/director Georg Stanford Brown -- and a lifetime of acting, politics and poetry.

THE CONVERSATION
  • How Dustin Hoffman opened the door for “non-perfect” people on film and TV.
  • Coming to California -- and being “done at 21”!
  • How the internet is the death of conversation and the power of words.
  • Doing her early pilots – and hoping they didn’t go!
  • “I Did My Cop” - How Dirty Harry almost kept Tyne from doing “Cagney & Lacey”
  • How Tyne went to the mat for Meg Foster (the 2nd Cagney) at the end of season one – and almost lost her job for it.
  • What it was like to read with the (many) actresses auditioning to play the third Cagney – and how it felt to hear what the producers said about them when they left the room.
  • Why Tyne hasn’t re-watched the show – and doesn’t want to.
  • Tyne’s idea for a new holiday: Interdependence Day – a day celebrating everything we have in common.
  • Tyne reads the poem “Life While You Wait” by Wisława Szymborska
  • How after a life time of striving and struggling – as an actress and woman – Tyne sees that certain battles are never over…
  • What's Tyne's one word to explain the 21st century? And what's yours?
So join Susan, Sharon – and Tyne -- as they talk Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Jimmy Stewart, “Colleagues with penises” and “Lining up with the pigs”!

AUDIOGRAPHY

Visit the Official Cagney & Lacey Facebook page.
& Official Tyne Daly Facebook page.

WHERE TO WATCH:
Cagney & Lacey on Roku
The Bread Factory, Part 1 and Part 2
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- On Apple TV.
- On Amazon.

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Remember those iconic women from television who defined an era? 80s TV Ladies revisits the groundbreaking, often delightfully campy, female-driven series that filled our living rooms with big hair and even bigger personalities. Hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson, under the 134 West banner, aren't just offering nostalgic recaps. They dig into the fascinating stories behind how shows like "Murder, She Wrote," "Kate & Allie," or "Designing Women" were actually made, examining the creative forces and network battles that brought them to air. Each episode explores how the politics and social climate of the 1980s shaped these narratives, and conversely, how the characters and stories themselves pushed cultural conversations forward, often in a complex dance of progress and tradition. This podcast celebrates the legacy of these programs while honestly assessing their place in history through that "two-steps forward, one-step-back" lens. It's a deep, engaging listen for anyone who loves television history, cultural analysis, and the powerful, complicated women who made the decade's TV so memorable. The show's quality is underscored by its recognition as a 4-time Podcast Awards winner and a Webby nominee for Best Indie Podcast. Tune in for thoughtful, well-researched discussions that go far beyond the opening credits.
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