Marcia Gay Harden

Dream big. It's a message actress Marcia Gay Harden hoped to get through to children as she read from the largest children's book in the world to youngsters in Brooklyn.

Before she headed to the big event, Harden spoke with Good Day NY's Julie Chang.

Later this month, Harden will host the Hearts of Gold Gala. The event raises money for homeless families in New York City.

From IMDB.com:

Harden got a chance to truly show her quality on-screen in 2000, with Ed Harris's Pollock (2000), in which she played Lee Krasner, artist and long-suffering wife of Jackson Pollock. Harden's performance was deeply moving and unforgettable and earned her the Oscar and New York Film Critic's Circle awards for best supporting actress. Continuing to work prolifically in features and television, she earned another Oscar nomination in 2003 for her supporting role in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Harden having earlier worked with Eastwood in 2000's Space Cowboys (2000).