Performed gospel music as a child with her family members in a group called Morris Code
Has starred in numerous theatrical productions, including Lovers and Other Strangers, Waiting for Lefty, The Fantasticks and Crimes of the Heart
Made her big-screen debut in the critically panned Vanilla Ice vehicle Cool as Ice
Had her scenes in Steven Spielberg's A
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Artificial Intelligence cut in the editing process, but did make it to the screen in Spielberg's Minority Report, playing Tom Cruise's wife
As of 2006, she has worked with director Rod Laurie four times: Deterrence (1999), The Contender (2000), Resurrecting the Champ (2007) and The Last Castle (2001), although her scenes in the latter film were ultimately deleted
Appeared in nine failed television pilots before finding success with her 10th, Cold Case
Rode along with on-duty Philadelphia detectives while researching her Cold Case role