▁L ym on ▁at ▁The ▁St ella ▁Ad ler ▁Theater ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Hollywood , ▁major ▁casting ▁director ▁Billy ▁Hop kins ▁aud ition ed ▁Tam my ▁and ▁called ▁her ▁back ▁considering ▁her ▁for ▁two ▁p inn acle ▁roles , ▁one ▁in ▁a ▁film ▁called , ▁The ▁Pere z ▁Family ▁( Mar isa ▁T ome i , Al fred ▁Mol ina ▁and ▁An jel ica ▁H ust on ) ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁an ▁un t itled , ▁Oliver ▁Stone ▁picture ▁to ▁play ▁opposite ▁Al ▁Pac ino . ▁ ▁Gr ady ▁ultimately ▁lost ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁both ▁roles ▁and ▁that ▁marked ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁acting ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁" W alk ing ▁out ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁that ▁aud ition ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ate au ▁Mar mont ▁I ▁knew ▁if ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁get ▁this ▁part , ▁it ▁was ▁time ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁quit ▁acting ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁and ▁I ' d ▁need ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁other ▁reality ▁that ▁I ▁kept ▁at ▁bay ▁or ▁just ▁didn ' t ▁see ▁for ▁myself ▁for ▁many ▁many ▁years ." ▁" That ▁being ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁normal ▁life ... ▁perhaps ▁marriage , ▁children ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁family ." ▁However , ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1 , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁roots ▁behind ▁the ▁camera ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Film ▁Academy ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁wrote , ▁fil med ▁and ▁directed ▁two ▁short ▁films : ▁▁ ▁A ▁Bl iss ful ▁M oment ▁ ▁B irth