Joanna Going

I grew up in Newport, so I went to Boston growing up. The city holds a lot of special memories of my childhood, like the Swan Boats and Make Way for Ducklings.

I was born in Washington, D.C., where my father was working for the Federal Trade Commission, and my mom was editor for the National Council of Catholic Women, but my parents were simply awaiting my birth before moving back to their roots in Rhode Island to raise their family.

I kind of prefer bouncing back and forth between theater and films. It's like having the best of both worlds, both very different experiences.

When I attended Emerson College in Boston, it was confined to the Back Bay, but now it has taken over a lot of Boston, which is great.

I am of Irish, Italian, and French Canadian descent.

I've struggled with depression in my life and sort of the way that the depression itself becomes an addiction.

I love doing period work, like all the trappings and the wigs and everything. It really helps when it's such a different world that you're immersing yourself in; it helps to get into the story, I think, and step into that different place.

Being in New Mexico was such a great experience for me, and I hope to get back there one day for some more films or TV.

As bad as it feels, it's familiar to you. And the depression itself is making you unable to reach out. So, I've definitely experienced that in my life.

In real life, I don't love working out, but I've been driven to it.

When I went to school at Emerson, I was completely charmed living there and loved the architecture of the Back Bay.

I love hotels. I generally prefer smaller boutique hotels to large chains, especially when attention and wit has been given to interesting design elements and beautiful bathrooms.