She went to an all-girls Catholic high school, which was a world away from the glitz of Hollywood. She told Esquire she grew up on the set of “Married… with Children” after school, where her dad sometimes sent her to the craft services room to avoid racy scenes.
Even as a kid, Meghan wanted to change the world. At 11, a sexist dish soap ad riled her up. With her dad’s help, she wrote to bigwigs like Hillary Clinton. The company changed its slogan.
Meghan studied communication at Northwestern. She always wanted to act but hated seeming like a typical LA actress wannabe. She double-majored in theater and international relations at Evanston.
She thought about a political career after an internship at the US Embassy in Argentina, but theater was her dream. Her first acting gig? A briefcase girl on “Deal or No Deal”. She was number 26 and often left standing in heels.