She started taking dance classes at 3 and began her acting career at 9 in the role of Marta in a regional theater Sigler performing in more than two dozen theatrical productions. It's kind of like growing up. The moment is especially poignant for Sigler because of her weight battles and fleeting desire to end her life. As an actress, Sigler says she always felt the pressure to be thin. She would look through magazines and constantly compare herself with the twiglike celebrities and models she saw.
Every woman touches on it because of the way our society is.
Unfortunately all of this happened in the public eye, and I had to deal with a lot of criticism, but you take the good with the bad. It just made me a stronger person. Now as a spokeswoman for the bulimia association, Sigler is in a position to help troubled young girls. And nothing pleases her more. I just felt like making something good out of something bad.