She appeared in numerous TV commercials for products such as Greyhound buses, StaPuf fabric softener, Red Lobster restaurants and Gerber baby food.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 37.
Has twice won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play): in 1983 for "Steaming" and in 1985 for David Rabe's "Hurlyburly." She was also nominated as Best Actress (Play) in 1992 for "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard".
Discovered her love for drama when she acted in a high school production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner".
Worked at both Joseph Papp's Public Theater in New York and the Goodman Theater in Chicago after graduating from college.
Studied acting at Illinois State University.
