For her part in "Go Away-Go Away" at the European Repertory Company in Chicago, she was awarded a 2002 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play
In 1991, she graduated from Illinois State University with a BS in Theater
Joined Greg Allen's Neo-Futurist ensemble and helped write solo and ensemble performances for the group in 1993
Has performed for the Curious Theatre Company, the Goodman and Victory Gardens theaters, the Northlight Repertory, and the Chicago Steppenwolf