Jackie Goldston talks playing The Secretary on "Doom Patrol", working with Hamish Linklater, living in Atlanta, and the time she fell asleep on the job! 

About Jackie Goldston:

Born and raised in Tustin, California, Jackie got the acting bug in her senior year of high school after she booked a role in a play. With plans to become a doctor, Jackie changed her course and attended Chapman University where she graduated in Communications with an emphasis in Media Performance – Theater, TV, and Film acting. 

For the past three years, Jackie has played the role of The Secretary on HBO’s “Doom Patrol.” Based on comic books, this role gave Jackie and other members of her cast a unique opportunity to create a character from scratch while some other members of the cast referred to their characters’ journeys that took place in the “Doom Patrol” comic books. Jackie portrays The Secretary as a professional and efficient minded character who rarely shows emotion and is logical. The Secretary carries reason and in turn, is the influential mother figure that the character of Jane looks up to. 

Jackie relocated to Atlanta in the late ’90s and has been living there ever since. Her first professional role was a national commercial for the mattress company, “Simmons Beautyrest.” Other past credits include guest roles on “Tell Me Your Secrets,” “The Passage,” “Shots Fired,” “Limbo,” and “Ambitions.” Past film roles include “Blended” with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. In “Tell Me Your Secrets,” Jackie had a phenomenal experience with her scene partner Hamish Linklater and is one of her favorite projects to date.

In her spare time, Jackie enjoys hikingand adventuring as well as photography, and spending time with family.  Jackie is heavily involved in the charity organization “Be Rich” which vets and partners with a variety of charities to provide donors peace of mind that their money is going where it should. A cause particularly close to her heart is awareness to help those who suffer from Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN), a term for several types of blood cancer that her daughter was diagnosed with years ago. 

Jackie is an advocate for mental health and is on the committee of a local SAG-AFTRA charity to help actors deal with mental health issues in the Atlanta area. Jackie founded a non-profit theatre company, also in Atlanta, that produced comedies, dramas, and musicals in a town that was void of acting opportunities for adults. During her time as CATCo's Creative Director, she also began a New Playwright's Initiative, a traveling Murder Mystery Troupe, as well as an Old Time Radio Theatre Troupe, all of which encouraged writers and performers of all ages.

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