Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates is a role model for Connie Shulman, who has a bit part in the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes," in which Bates stars.
"I look at how far Kathy has come in the last four years, and it makes me feel better about having only 10 lines to say in the movie," said Shulman, a native of Johnson City, Tenn."Kathy worked forever to get her big break and she's one terrific actress," Shulman said recently. "She's representative of the path I hope I'm on."
Shulman credits her appearance in mayonnaise commercials with helping her land roles off-Broadway and on the soap opera "Loving."