Angela Featherstone (born 3 April 1965) is an actress, writer, and advocate for children aging out of foster care.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Movies
  • 3.2 Television
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Prior to breaking into modeling and acting, Featherstone reported that she was a foster child and had experienced homelessness. She suffered extensive abuse, moving between various group homes and living on the street. Growing up in Nova Scotia, she observed sexual activity in the group homes, as well as violence and drug use as early as 16 years old. She suffered sex trafficking and was being "raped all the time".

Career

Featherstone began her career as a fashion model. She is best known for playing Chloe in Friends, the Maid on Seinfeld, and the fiancée (Linda) who left Adam Sandler's character (Robbie) at the altar in The Wedding Singer. She has written sitcoms for Sony, DreamWorks, and NBC television, and published nonfiction in Time, Jane, Flare, The Huffington Post, DAME and Zoomer. Her essay, God Said No, published in the 2014 edition of Gargoyle Magazine, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

In 2011, she curated the photographic exhibit * Pretty at the Robert Berman Gallery.

Featherstone, a survivor of foster care, has been a foster care reform activist since 2011. She curated the Heart Gallery for the Children's Action Network 2011–2018 and mentored a child in foster care through KIDSAVE. In 2015, she lectured at the ICAN Nexus 2015 Training Conference ‘Violence in the Home and its Effects on Children’ and recently, was a consultant on the Netflix do*entary, Cracked Up directed by Michelle Esrick. In 2020, she created Fostering Care, a trauma-healing school for youth aging out of foster care in Los Angeles County.

An alumnus of UCLA Extension Writer's Program "Personal Essay & Memoir", she is currently completing her memoir.

Featherstone appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on 30 November 2016.

Filmography

Movies

Television

References

External links

• Angela Featherstone at IMDb