Jul 20, 2021
You know her from roles on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and particularly in Clueless as Cher’s nemesis Amber. Elisa Donovan thought she had her life and career all figured out until her father was diagnosed with cancer at the same time that Sabrina was canceled. In her book Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement from the Other Side, she tells the story of how, after her father’s death, she began a relationship redemption with him that she never thought possible, via dreams, visitations, and signs.
In this conversation, she tells us about her path to the iconic role of Amber, how her dad’s death changed her ideas about success, ways she’s communicated with her father since his passing, and her plans to develop her memoir into a film that will be her directorial debut.
Read more about it:
- Wake Me When You Leave: Love and Encouragement from the Other Side by Elisa Donovan
- Elisa Donovan on Twitter
- Celebrity Book Club podcast
- Bossypants by Tina Fey
- Yes Please by Amy Poehler
- Just the Funny Parts: ... and a Few Hard Truths about Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys' Club by Nell Scovell