My husband, the other Dr. Maples (Charles M. Maples, D.O.), and I have been married for fifteen years. He is a private practice physician in Los Alamitos. His specialty is in Family Practice. Check out his website www.drmaples.com.

My daughter, Emily, is thirteen and in eighth grade. She loves to sing, swim, ride bikes, baby-sit, and watch TV. Her favorite books right now are J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series.

The most "famous" member of our family is our black standard poodle Guinevere. Guin starred last year in a Honda Civic commercial and has filmed a movie with Linda Hamilton. Her career has been possible because my sister-in-law, Tammy Maples, and her partner, Joe Camp, own and run Jungle Exotics a company that trains animals for movies and television. They own and have trained "Mr. Bigglesworth" (Real name: Ted Nude-gent) the hairless Spinx cat from the "Austin Powers" movies.

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