Made TV debut in 1977 portraying Jackie Kennedy in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Appeared in Wendy Wasserstein's 1983 play Isn't It Romantic at Playwrights Horizons
Played Mrs
Bueller in the early '90s TV series Ferris Bueller, a short-lived adaptation of the big-screen hit that also starred Jennifer Aniston
Involved in Stillpoint Family Resources, a non-profit organization that provides education and counseling to families in crisis
Interviewed more than 20 accomplished directors and playwrights while researching her master's thesis on the actor's role in American new play development