It's Ariel!!!!

Jodi Benson
Sent: 2/8/11
Received: 12/10/11
Address used:
Jodi Benson
John Such Artists' Management, Ltd.
780 Riverside Drive
Suite 7A
New York, NY 10032

Comments: Oh my granny, I NEVER thought I'd get this one, and it means so much. I have been trying to get Ms. Benson's sig for years! "The Little Mermaid" is my favorite Disney film and one of my favorite films, period. Jodi Benson is the voice of Ariel, and I think her singing voice is just amazing. This success means a lot to me, and it's one of my top autographs. Thank you, Jodi Benson!

Rachelle Lefevre

Rachelle Lefevre
Sent: 5/26/09
Received: 12/6/11
Address used: not available

Comments: This goes on my list of successes that took years and I never thought I'd see, but I'm really glad to have the original Victoria for my "Twilight" collection. I love Rachel's performances in the first tow "Twilight" movies and am still sad she got replaced in the third. So nice of her to sign this picture and send it back to me.

Eric Martsolf

Eric Martsolf
Sent: 7/20/11
Received: 10/26/11
Address used: NBC Studios, 3000 W. Alameda Ave. Burbank, CA 91523

Comments: I wrote to Eric after he guest starred on "Smallville" as Booster Gold. I'm obviously a huge fan of Superman and DC Comics, and I LOVED Eric in this role. Since he was also on "Passions," which I used to watch on occasion, and he now plays Brady on "Days of Our Lives," I needed him for my collection anyway. He signed the photo I sent and included a B&W one of his own. An awesome success!

OMG! Jennifer Lawrence aka Katniss Everdeen!

Jennifer Lawrence
Sent: 06/06/11
Received: 09/02/11
Address used: "The Hunger Games" set address, no longer valid

Comments: OMG! I swear to God, I never thought I'd get this back, and especially with such a cool inscription, but wow! To find this in the mail after coming home from DragonCon was like the icing on the cake! Jennifer is a great actress (just watch "Winter's Bone") and I love what I've seen of her personality on talk shows. I haven't seen many TTM successes reported from Jennifer -- but granted, she's a fairly new star and might not have received many requests. I saw where many people were getting their requests to the HG production office sent back RTS (return to sender, unopened) so I figured I wouldn't get mine back at all since it was sent so long ago. As far as I can tell from comparing it to in-person sigs, this may or may not be authentic. I can't find any signatures from Jennifer on the web that look alike! Based on the inscription, whoever signed it also read my letter. I teased and said that those yankees, the North Caroliners, had better treat her right while she's there or they'd have me to answer to (I live in a neighboring state). And for this inscription to be on a picture of Katniss is just amazing, if it's real. Best autograph day EVER! (If anyone has an authentic, in-person signature from her, please let me know. Id love to compare them!)

Update: After much debate and comparisons to other signatures on the fanmail.biz forums, the majority opinion now is that this is indeed a real signature. I don't know how I was so lucky to get such a cool inscription, but this has been bumped up to my favorite all-time autograph.

DragonCon 2011

Martin Landau
Received: In-person at DragonCon 09/02/11

Comments: I love Mr. Landau! He starred in one of my all-time favorite movies, "Ed Wood," and won an Academy Award for his portrayal of one my all-time favorite people, Bela Lugosi. He was also in "Mission: Impossible" and the first "The X-Files" movie. So when I met Mr. Landau, I told him how much I loved him in these roles and told him I thought he was amazing! He was so grateful. He grabbed my hand and told me "Thank you" a few times, and then we chatted some about our favorite scenes from "Ed Wood" - it's a movie he loves as well. I was holding up the line, so I didn't get to spend as much time chatting with him as I'd have liked, but I was so honored that he grabbed and held my hand -- not once but twice -- and kept telling me thank you! A truly dear man who I am grateful I had the chance to meet!


Eliza Dusku
Received: In-person at DragonCon 09/02/11

Comments: One thing I like about DragonCon is that you really have a chance to meet some big stars one on one, and I have been a fan of Eliza's for years - since she first starred on Buffy. She's a tough signer to get through the mail, so I went to her signing line first. She was so nice to everyone! Because her line was probably the longest there, I didn't get to talk to her much, but I did tell her that I loved her from "Tru Calling" and still miss that show, to which she replied, "At least we were able to keep it on for a little while." Then I told her that my niece was probably the biggest Buffy fan in the universe and that that same niece had also made me watch "Wrong Turn" (a movie Eliza stars in) more times than I personally cared for. She laughed and said, "Awesome!" She's guest starring on "White Collar" soon on the USA Network, and I'm looking forward to seeing her on screen again with her "Tru Calling" co-star Matt Bomer!


Sean Patrick Flanery
Received: In-person at DragonCon 09/02/11

Comments: Wow, what can I say about this one? Sean Patrick Flanery has been one of my favorite actors since I was in high school. He has been in so many movies - many of them independent - and TV shows and is such a good, underrated actor! I've been trying to get his signed picture through the mail for a long time! Even better, I got to meet him! I was so nervous too. I mean, at his age, he is still a very hot man! I told him that I'd seen probably all of his movies and that my favorites were "Powder," "Lone Hero" and "Ten Inch Hero," but it's so hard to choose because he's made so many! He told me he was thrilled to meet such a fan and that he hoped he made lots more movies I would check out. You know I will, Mr. Flanery. You know I will. ;)


Joe Manganiello
Received: In-person at DragonCon 09/02/11

Comments: I have a confession to make. I was never a fan of Joe's until recently. I HATED his character on "One Tree Hill" and disliked him as Flash in "Spider-Man" too. But when I started watching season 3 of "True Blood" last month and met Alcide for the first time, I quickly revised my opinion and jumped aboard the bandwagon of fans who totally love him. Plus, what can I say? He's extremely hot. I didn't really say much to him, in fact, because his hotness rendered me completely speechless. I could only stare. And I am being completely serious. Still, he was very nice and friendly, and I enjoyed his personality in the True Blood Q&A immensely!

Kristen Stewart - Finally!

Kristen Stewart
Sent: Multiple times since December 2008
Address used: Multiple

Comments: Being the Twi-hard I am, I have been trying desperately to get Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's signatures for years now. Both used to be excellent TTM signers until they became so popular I imagine they each need 18-wheelers to haul their fan mail every month. I finally got a response today from Kristen Stewart! Unfortunately, it's a pre-print (meaning it's a copy of a signature and not the real deal) from Studio Fan Mail. It's a nice picture though. I'm grateful to finally have Bella Swan's picture to add to my Twilight collection. Kristen is my favorite actor from the franchise. Love her. I think she gets a bad wrap for playing Bella. Most of her movies are really good, but then again, I love indie films, so I could be biased. Slightly disappointed in the pre-print, but I am such a fan of KStew that I'm genuinely grateful to have anything at all!

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder
http://coolwatersprods.com

Comments: There are very, very few celebs whose autographs I'd pay for, but I'm a sucker for anyone from the Superman franchises. I've been trying to get Margot Kidder TTM for years, but I finally caved in and paid for this personalized autograph, obtained at one of her recent personal appearances. (I must say that for an authentic, personalized signature, the price was extremely reasonable compared to most!) Ms. Kidder's portrayal as Lois Lane is the one I grew up with and loved, so this success is very nostalgic for me. So glad to finally have hers for my collection. Now, the only major Lois Lane I don't have is Noel Neil. Fingers crossed I'll get hers too!

My first celebrity crush finally responds!

C. Thomas Howell
Sent: 2/8/11
Received: 2/28/11

Address used:
C. Thomas Howell
The Glick Agency
1250 6th Street
Suite 100
Santa Monica, CA 90401
USA

Comments: They say you always remember your first, and in my case, that's very true. C. Thomas Howell was the first celebrity I ever crushed on. In fact, I'm pretty sure he was the first boy I didn't think was icky. I was around 10 at the time, and I thought he was waaay cute in "E.T." and I was all about his Ponyboy in "The Outsiders" (which is still one of my favorite films of all time). By the time I saw "Red Dawn" I was done for. I think I've seen every film he's ever made (including another all-time favorite, "The Hitcher," and yes, I've seen all of the bad films, too), I still have the poster of him that hung on my wall for years as well as the hundreds of teen magazines from the late 80s and early 90s I collected with him in them. I know for a fact that my first fan letter, ever, was written to C. Thomas Howell, when I was in the fifth grade. I told him I loved him and wouldn't mind marrying him and invited him to our house for supper (I'll never forget my mom's reaction to that one). It has taken me probably 25 years to get a response. Don't worry -- I stopped including marriage proposals once I hit high school. But persistence pays off (and I suspect the fact that his career really has gone downhill since the 90s helped a little, too). I am ecstatic at his "Stay gold" inscription on the photo I sent him from "The Outsiders" because it's a shout-out to the film, but I almost fell over when I saw that he'd sent me this incredible movie still from "The Outsiders" as well. Thank you, C. Thomas Howell. You've made this diehard fan very happy and fulfilled a lifelong dream. :)

A big-screen legend: Doris Day!

Doris Day
Sent: 2/16/11
Received: 2/28/11
Address used: http://ddaf.org/dd/

Comments: I've become quite the fan of classic cinema, and Doris Day is a living screen legend I knew I needed for my autograph collection if I wanted to hold my head up high. The star of such films as "Pillow Talk" and "Calamity Jane," Ms. Day is an icon of cinema. However, I discovered she started an animal welfare foundation, a cause near and dear to my heart (and something that only made me like her more). I made a small donation to the foundation via its website and added a note asking if Ms. Day accepted autograph requests, and if so, where to write. A couple of weeks later, this autograph arrived along with a brochure about the foundation. The signature on the 8x10 she sent me doesn't totally match the signature on the brochure, but I'm happy to receive this success anyway. The picture alone is worth a great deal!

Success from Bo Duke/Pa Kent himself!

John Schneider
Sent: 2/8/11
Received: 2/26/11

Comments: I loved John Schneider when I was a wee lass watching "Dukes of Hazzard" (He was my favorite Duke), and as a "Smallville" fan, I loved him as Jonathon Kent and cried buckets when he was killed off the show. I wrote to Mr. Schneider using the directions given on his official website, and I received my photo back signed with this nice inscription. My "Smallville" collection is growing, and I'm thrilled to have this one as part of it!

Wonder Woman!

Lynda Carter
Sent: 11/8/10
Received: 1/21/11

Address used:
Lynda Carter
9200 Harrington Dr.
Potomac, MD 20854-4507
USA

Comments: When I was a kid, I didn't have a lot of female role models to choose from in popular media, but there were three - Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman, Margot Kidder's Lois Lane, and Stephanie Zimbalist's Laura Holt - who had a lasting effect on me and for whom I will always have great affection. You know, I'm sure I still have my Wonder Woman Underoos somewhere in storage! I am still a WW fan today, so this success goes on my wall of most beloved autographs for that reason. To me, Lynda Carter will always be the definitive Wonder Woman, but I've also enjoyed her other work throughout the years. What a fantastic success from a really cool lady! She signed the 8x10 I sent her and personalized it too!

Another Twilight success!

Justin Chon
Sent: 2/11/10
Received: 1/8/11

Address used:
Justin Chon
Turk Entertainment PR & Productions
358 South Cochran Avenue
Suite 103
Los Angeles, CA 90036
USA

Comments: It took almost a year to receive this signed picture from Justin Chon, who plays Eric in the "Twilight" films. I'm trying to collect all of Bella's friends, so I'm glad to have this one for my collection. Thanks, Justin!