Maggie Wheeler on Why Her Character Janice Has a Distinct Voice on ‘Friends’

“I had been on the first season of the Ellen DeGeneres show and had a great time but when I was fired from that show, I was devastated,” she told news.com.au.

“I was so shaken by it, it was an unthinkable thing as an actor, but I felt in a way liberated to do the work I wanted to do without fear or favour.”

She also shared that on any other day she might have done the Friends audition differently.

“But it came hot on the heels off that and I felt free and decided to do what I wanted to do on that day and it worked in my favour,” said Maggie.