Began a modeling career while still in high school; signed with Elite Modeling Agency and appeared on the covers of such magazines as Seventeen and Glamour
Got her start on TV as Jenny Gardner Nelson on All My Children in 1981
Was nominated for a 1983 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role for her work on All My Children
Made her big-screen debut in 1985's That Was Then
This Is Now
Her big break came in 1995 when she joined the cast of NYPD Blue as Det
Diane Russell
Made headlines in 2011 when she delivered an awkward, rambling speech at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center and video of the incident went viral
Has done charity work for breast-cancer awareness
Awards
1999Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1999Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:nominated
1999Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama:nominated
1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1998Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:nominated
1998Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama:nominated
1997Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:winner
1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1997Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated
1996Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:nominated
1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:nominated