This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam, I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols.

I’m thrilled to welcome Actress, Voice-Over Artist & Author Kathy Garver. You know Kathy as Cissy from the classic 1960s TV show Family Affair, and I grew up hearing her as the voice of Firestar on Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends.

Now, Kathy just published her latest book, Romancing with the Stars, where she takes readers inside real Hollywood love stories.

In this interview, Kathy is Baring It All with Call Me Adam, about:

• Why she pursued writing alongside her acting career
• What she discovered about her own love story while creating Romancing with the Stars
• Practical ways couples can ignite or keep their love spark alive
• How she first broke into voice-over work
• The behind-the-scenes story of landing Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends
• What she relates to most in playing Firestar
• The superpower she’d pick, if she could choose one today
• And much more

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Fresh off her 2026 GRAMMY nomination for narrating Elvis, Rocky and Me: The Carol Connors Story, Author & Actress Kathy Garver returns with her latest book, Romancing With The Stars, that takes readers inside real Hollywood love stories and reveals the vulnerability and humanity beneath the glamour.

Co‑written with Doug Hartline, Romancing with the Stars spotlights inspiring relationships that have stood the test of time and offers a refreshing, positive look at love in Hollywood.

Click here to purchase your copy!

Special Thanks:

• Shaili Priya, Allen Media Strategies 
• Theme Song by Bobby Cronin
• Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell
• Edited by Adam Rothenberg

More on Kathy Garver:

Kathy Garver is best known for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long‑running CBS hit Family Affair, but her career spans film, stage, radio, voiceover, and audiobook narration.

Born in Long Beach, California, she began acting professionally at age seven in TV westerns, sitcoms, and dramas. At eight, Cecil B. DeMille expanded her role in The Ten Commandments after recognizing her talent, following her film debut in The Night of the Hunter.

While a speech major at UCLA, she landed Family Affair (1966–1971), becoming part of one of television’s most beloved classic series.

Afterward, she starred in an Israeli musical adaptation of the show, studied at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and performed in productions including My Fair Lady, Sunday in New York, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Trojan Women, later earning a Master’s in Theatre Arts from UCLA.

Today, Kathy continues to work across film and television, is in demand as a voice artist (including “Firestar” in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends), and is a respected teacher, host, and motivational speaker.

Kathy’s acclaimed Beatrix Potter recordings have sold over two million copies and earned numerous awards, and she has narrated more than 80 audiobooks for publishers including Brilliance Audio, The Dove Foundation, and Listen & Live Audio, winning multiple Audie Awards.

Her voice can be heard in films such as Backdraft, Apollo 13, Ransom, and Jingle All the Way.

Deeply committed to service, she has supported young actors through the Screen Actors Guild’s Young People’s Committee and BookPALS, and champions causes like Child HELP, the Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind, and Make‑A‑Wish.

As President of The Family Affair Foundation, Kathy helps provide reading companions to seniors and at‑risk youth, and her contributions have been honored with accolades including the Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award, the Emerald Award, and the Golden Halo Lifetime Achievement Award.