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nding charity events. nd that meant hiding how close she e to death. She says: “I never wanted world – specifically the industry – to w how serious it was. I would have ome unhireable. So I hid it the best I d.” he slowly rebuilt her life, trying to be best mother she could be to Roan m a distance until she finally regained ody. he star repaid her debts and even pted two more boys, Laird, 12, and nn 11 – fulfilling a dream that had n thwarted by two miscarriages. And years ago she returned to university in her native Pennsylvania to study for a creative writing and fine arts degree, inspired by Hillary Clinton to complete the course she quit as a teenager. Sharon may finally be back on top but she still suffers the effects of her brain bleed. She explains: “I had a
Sharon looking on top again at an LA charity event photographic memory but that’s gone now. And I take medication every night.
“But the fact I’m acting again, and not just in small roles, is a huge win.”
Her latest role, working with director Steven Soderbergh on groundbreaking detective show Mosaic, challenged her memory.
As well as watching on TV, viewers can download an app and piece the case together themselves.
It meant learning a 500-page script and ploughing through 30 pages a day. Sharon jokes: “It wasn’t a script, it was an anthology. There was so much work it was exhausting, This is only a couple
Cof years since I was a guest on Law and Order and struggled through a scene.” Sharon continues her comeback by working with Scorsese, an exciting move given that their last collaboration, Casino, earned her a Golden Globe and a best actress Oscar nomination.
But while Sharon has opened up about her health, she is refusing to reveal more about the movie.
She says: “It’s a secret. This year feels like a huge comeback and I couldn’t be more grateful to Martin.
“It’s true that what doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger. I do feel stronger and reinforced.”
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This year feels like a huge comeback. What doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger