Leslie Goddard as Julia Child

In the 1960’s, thousands tuned in every week to watch Julia Child demonstrate the art of French cooking on television.  Actress and scholar Leslie Goddard, Ph.D. brings the iconic French Chef to live in this portrayal, in which Child discusses everything from her relationship with her husband Paul Child to the mishaps of cooking live on television.

Goddard is an award-winning actress and scholar who has been portraying famous women and presenting history lectures for more than ten years.  She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University specializing in U.S. history and American Studies as well as master’s degrees in both theatre and museum studies.  A former museum director, she is the author of two books on Chicago history and currently works full-time as a historical interpreter author, and public speaker.

Her performance at St. John’s will be her third, having previously appeared in the roles of Abigail Adams and Georgia O’Keefe as part of the church’s Artist Series.

The public is cordially invited to attend the event.  As with all Artist Series events at St. John’s, no tickets will be sold for the program; a free-will offering will be received.