A few years later, though, when she spoke to him again about acting, he encouraged her, and gave her money for acting classes. She worked as a secretary for the advertising agencies Grey Advertising and Young & Rubicam, and then for the independent movie production companies Sassafras Films and General Film Corporation. While she worked as a production assistant, Gless studied drama with acting coach Estelle Harman, and in 1974 she signed a 10-year contract with Universal Studios.
A few years later, though, when she spoke to him again about acting, he encouraged her, and gave her money for acting classes.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
though
though
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
speak
spoke
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
acting
acting
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
encourage
encouraged
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
give
gave
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
money
money
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
acting
acting
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
class
classes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She worked as a secretary for the advertising agencies Grey Advertising and Young & Rubicam, and then for the independent movie production companies Sassafras Films and General Film Corporation.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
secretary
secretary
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
advertising
advertising
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
agency
agencies
NOUN
NNS
compound
Number=Sing
Grey
Grey
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Advertising
Advertising
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
Young
Young
ADJ
NNP
cc
&
&
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Rubicam
Rubicam
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
independent
independent
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
movie
movie
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
company
companies
NOUN
NNS
compound
Number=Sing
Sassafras
Sassafras
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
Films
Films
PROPN
NNPS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
General
General
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Film
Film
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Corporation
Corporation
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
While she worked as a production assistant, Gless studied drama with acting coach Estelle Harman, and in 1974 she signed a 10-year contract with Universal Studios.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
work
worked
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
assistant
assistant
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gless
Gless
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
study
studied
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
drama
drama
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
acting
acting
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
coach
coach
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Estelle
Estelle
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Harman
Harman
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1974
1974
NUM
CD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sign
signed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
10
10
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
contract
contract
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Universal
Universal
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Studios
Studios
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.