Gaby Hoffmann(I)

Gabrielle Mary Hoffmann was born in New York City, New York, to actorsAnthony HerreraandViva(née Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann), who was a Warhol superstar. She began acting in commercials at 4 to help pay the family bills. Gaby's first film role was as young "Karin Kinsella" in 1989'sField of Dreams (1989).Until the summer of 1993, Gaby had lived her entire life with her motherVivaand older sister,Alexandra Auder,at New York's notorious Chelsea Hotel. Gaby's time at the hotel was the basis for a children's book thatVivaand friendJane Lancellottiwrote titled "Gaby at the Chelsea" (a takeoff on the classic "Eloise" ).Someone Like Me (1994)was hatched after one of the show's producers,Gail Berman,read a New York Times article about the Chelsea Hotel that mentioned the book.