Malin Akerman: I Came to Hollywood With $40 in My Pocket

Like a long line of starving artists who preceded her,  Malin Akerman came to Hollywood with practically nothing, she shared at TheWrap's Power Women Breakfast in San Francisco on Wednesday.

After winning some small roles in Canada, she decided to head to Los Angeles with her best friend and roommate. "Let's just do it. Let's just go to L.A.," she recalled saying at the time. "We hopped on plane and put literally every last penny, literally everything we had -- $40 -- in our pocket."

Akerman's story isn't instant rags to riches. Far from it.

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