Jennifer Beslow, 42, of Glen Ellyn, an artist with space at Water Street Studios in Batavia, answered eight questions from the Kane County Chronicle's Brenda Schory.
Where did you grow up? Lake Bluff.
Pets? Chocolate lab named Oz.
Who would play you in the movie of your life? Rachel McAdams.
As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to become an artist and an actress, and here I am, an artist, and an actress ... in my own world.
Favorite charity? The Flight 93 National Memorial organization and American Cancer Society.
Why Flight 93? I lost my best friend, Christine Snyder, on Flight 93 almost 10 years ago on 9/11. I'm actually working with a committee out there in Somerset, Penn., for a sculpture for the front of a welcome center. We were best friends for 20 years, and I was just at her wedding two months before 9/11. She was 32, and she was coming back from a trip. I try to do things to honor her memory in a positive way.
Favorite local restaurant? Panera Bread in Batavia.
What is an interesting factoid about yourself? I was an extra in a couple episodes of "Magnum P.I." when I was 16 years old.
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