Meghan Markle has come a long way from her California roots.
The daughter of retired lighting director Thomas Markle and former makeup artist Doria Ragland, who got her start in showbiz with a single-episode appearance on soap opera General Hospital, is now a member of the British royal family, with the title of Duchess of Sussex, following her May 2018 marriage to Prince Harry.
The road to worldwide fame was a long one, with studies at Northwestern University in…