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Melissa Benefield Parker

Birmingham
As seen in: Smashing Interviews Magazine, Apple News, Drinks Trade
Journalist, author and founder/publisher of Smashing Interviews Magazine. A blue dot in a red state. Also at Bluesky: melissabparker.bsky.social

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Melissa Benefield Parker is an American journalist and author. She is the founder/publisher of Smashing Interviews Magazine.

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JoBeth Williams Interview:

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By Marc Parker Verified, Melissa Benefield Parker
| Smashing Interviews Magazine Verified
Saturday May 2025 JoBeth Williams Interview: Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors JoBeth Williams is perhaps most recognized for her roles in Poltergeist, as suburban housewife Diane Freeling, a character she reprised in a sequel, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, in Stir Crazy with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor and The Dogs of War with Christopher Walken.
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Tatyana Ali Interview: Talks Will Smith, “Bel-Air” & “Giving Hope”

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By Marc Parker Verified, Melissa Benefield Parker
| Smashing Interviews Magazine Verified
Born on January 24, 1979, Tatyana Ali is best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996). She played a recurring role as Roxanne on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless and starred in the sitcom Love That Girl! for three seasons. She appeared as Mrs. Hughes in season two of the drama series Bel-Air, which is a reimagined version of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Ali is married to Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, and the couple has two sons.
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Chrishell Stause Interview: “All My Children” Reunion & “Selling Sunset”

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By Marc Parker Verified, Melissa Benefield Parker
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Kentucky native Chrishell Stause is known for her role on the Netflix reality series Selling Sunset, which follows agents of a high-end real estate brokerage firm in the Los Angeles area as they navigate their personal and professional lives. With about 20 years on television, she has starred on daytime dramas like All My Children, The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives.
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