Calista Flockhart

Personal context

Summary

Calista Flockhart is an American actor best known for Ally McBeal, Brothers & Sisters, and Supergirl. Her prominent roles often center on women navigating careers, relationships, and family life. Flockhart has served as a spokesperson for Peace Over Violence, taken part in V-Day events supporting groups that combat violence against women, and joined a women’s-rights fact-finding visit to Kenya. She has described femininity and feminism as compatible and called the conservative rollback on women’s rights infuriating.