The actress plays Detective Christine Cagney in “Cagney & Lacey,” dated 1987 | Source: Getty Images
Along with professional obstacles, she struggled with her self-image. “I tend to get insecure about my looks,” she said. “I would love to have long fingernails.
I would love to have longer legs. And I’d like to be four inches taller. Despite her slim figure, she was concerned about being ten pounds overweight.
Still, she kept perspective, assuring herself, “I am the only Meg. “I have something different to offer.” Unbeknownst to her,
She did have that “something different” that drew considerable attention, but not necessarily in the ways she had desired.