"I went in and they were resistant to casting me," Caplan said of behind-the-scenes figures, noting that another entertainer ...

Lizzy Caplan opened up about her 'Mean Girls' auditions, stating she had to “fight” for the role and revealing who the film ...

Janis Ian was just 13 years old when she decided to change the world. But the hurdles came fast, particularly with one racist gig that changed her life.

Ian had her first hit record as a teenager in the 1960s and went on to win two Grammys. A new documentary tells her life story through a combination of vintage footage and newly recorded interviews.

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Lizzy Caplan nearly didn’t play Janis Ian in “Mean Girls.” The actress, 43, appeared on the latest episode of Penn Badgley’s ...

This is FRESH AIR. Janis Ian, the singer-songwriter who had her first hit record as a teenager in the 1960s, is the subject of a new documentary, "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, " now available to ...

Janis Ian wrote "Society's Child," a song about an interracial couple in the 1960s, when she was 15 years old, a song that she says everyone hated... Janis Ian Recounts Her Renegade Teen Years Janis ...

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Singer/songwriter Janis Ian will always have a special place in my heart. Janis was the first artist I ever interviewed at the beginning of my journalism career. It was 1994, after the release of what ...