Raised in Santa Fe, NM, she once costarred in a 1997 film called Santa Fe, which starred Gary Cole and Lolita Davidovich
There's also a New Mexico connection with her TV series, Breaking Bad, which is set in Albuquerque
Landed her first professional acting job, in The Beggar's Opera at the Court Theatre in Chicago, in 1990, while still an undergraduate at Northwestern University
Made Broadway debut the 1996's revival of The Rehearsal, which also starred Roger Rees
Played Marie Curie in Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie, a play written by Alan Alda, in 2011
Awards
2014Critics' Choice Television Awards-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:nominated
2014Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:winner
2013Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:winner
2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:winner
2012Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:nominated
2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated