Dreamed of being an archaeologist, an ambassador, an actress, and an author
Loved to read at the top of her apple tree, write poetry, play with her neighborhood friends, and hang out with her big brother Mark
Hesse says that as a child, she had “long skinny legs, buckteeth, tons of freckles, enormous green eyes, and a mop of brown curls." She says that she "seemed to be all angles and bones through elementary school.”
Education
went to Towson State College in 1969 as a theater major
transferred after two semesters to the University of Maryland
earned a B.A. in English with double minors in Psychology and Anthropology.