As a writer, actress and teacher, Adrienne Kress has the following advice: "Never give up! Never surrender!" It´s a motto that has helped her soldier on as an actor when she could simply focus on her successful career as a children´s author. Aside from demonstrating her drive and determination, the motto also reveals her quirky side. How so? The line comes from the movie Galaxy Quest. Ms. Kress showed us a sexy side too in this series of images created with TORO Woman photographer Franco Deleo.

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