In Rapid Fire, we ask each Girl to finish the beginning of a sentence we provide. They will have only mere milliseconds to provide a response, so these answers will come straight from their unconscious, unencumbered by oppressive societal conventions and the insidious forces of excessive politeness. Enjoy Stacey Oristano. My motto is… letitgo. I can’t stand it when… the car alarm right... [Read more]
It’s actually one word, “Letitgo”, because so many people – and I’m completely guilty of this too – hold on to resentment or hold on to something for too long. When there’s nothing you can do about it – just letitigo! Let’s move on. I can’t keep harping on the badness and negativity. I can’t do it. How long have I been saying it? Probably since I’ve been out of college,... [Read more]
The worst thing about my job? I gotta tell you, it’s whenever I have to give guys lap dances. I don’t know if I should say this, but I hate it. I hate it so much. Being on the pole isn’t so bad, but when I actually have to touch the guys or sit on them or whatever, it just feels seedy and I don’t really like it. And so I’ll do it and I’ll try to get through it. A couple of the girls... [Read more]
Oh my gosh, I grew up with them because my dad listened to them. We would always have Cabaret or Sweeney Todd or something playing in the house. He always had music on when we were cooking dinner, and so Broadway was Wednesday night or something. I fell in love with it and I made him take me to New York to see the shows. And then I started taking dance classes so I could be on Broadway. It’s... [Read more]
My mother runs a foster daycare center out of our house. It’s a daycare center for children who are either too young or too small to go to government daycare. So there were constantly babies and children running around our house all the time. At one time there was anywhere from one to ten all the time – and baby babies, just crying and food and crawling around. It was always like that,... [Read more]
In season four, Mindy starts out as just the older sister of Tyra, who is one of the lead characters. When Tyra moves on, Mindy gets married to Billy Riggins and now she’s a part of the Riggins household with Tim and Billy. She and Billy get pregnant and they’re having a baby, and Tim moves back from college and tries to live in the house and it’s too much. And now she’s on bed rest. I... [Read more]
Name: Stacey Oristano Hometown: Arlington, TX Sign: Taurus High School: Martin High School College: Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama First Role: Annelle in Steel Magnolias in London’s West End Current Role: Mindy Collette-Riggins on Friday Night Lights Hair Color: Blonde Favorite Three TV Shows: West Wing, Modern Family, The Cosby Show Favorite Three Movies: The Princess Bride, The... [Read more]
Stacey is not on twitter yet, but there are plenty of other great sites for Friday Night Lights that you check out. Stacey Oristano Stacey Oristano on IMDb Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights Official Site Friday Night Lights Soundtrack Info Friday Night Lights – See Full Episodes Here Friday Night Lights on Twitter Friday Night Lights Official Facebook Fan Page NBC Fan On Twitter Other... [Read more]
“It’s been the biggest thing that’s ever happened to me,” says Stacey Oristano about Friday Night Lights. The daughter of a stage actor who played soundtracks to musicals at dinner time, Stacey remains devoted to theater work and confesses that she still sings along to Les Miserables in her car at full volume. The member of a close-knit cast and crew, Friday Nights Lights is dear to Stacey’s... [Read more]


Alison Goodman is a Writer, Casting Director and pop culture junkie based in New York. She has worked for the CW, ABC Family and the WB. A self-proclaimed TV fanatic, there isn’t a Bravo marathon she hasn’t vegged out to, she still mourns the loss of “Friday Night Lights,” and can’t go to sleep on Thursday night if she hasn’t watched “The Vampire Diaries.”



