Lisa Jacob, famous for her acting mrs doubtfirehighlighted the role of Robin Williams in his mental health journey.
For those unaware, Jacob played Lydia Hillard in the 1993 comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus and written by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on Anne Fine’s 1987 novel Madame Doubtfire.
On Friday, May 29, the 47-year-old Canadian author, yoga teacher and former child actress attended. mrs doubtfire The reunion event with his former co-stars Mara Wilson and Matthew Lawrence, who were cast as his siblings in the film.
Reflecting on his time working with top-tier actors, Jacob revealed that he found a great lesson in Williams’ openness about mental health struggles, as he battled depression and addiction for most of his life.
He “spoke to me because obviously I was honest with him and he and I talked a lot about anxiety and depression issues and he also shared a lot about his struggles in life.” Independence Day Star shared.
“And it was really the first time that someone was so open and teaching me that I shouldn’t feel ashamed of these things and that I could get help and get support and that I didn’t have to feel like a messed up weird person because of what I was struggling with,” she explained.
It’s worth mentioning that what Lisa Jacob really liked was the fact that “(Williams) was very accepting and loving of me and vocal about what he went through.”
