Was given the middle name Victory in Europe (shortened to Vee) because she was born the day after Germany surrendered in World War II
Formed a video-production company to promote women's health issues; released Menopause S
O
S
: Sharing Options & Support in 1999
Played the role of a 300-year-old witch on Passions, for which she won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Scene Stealer in 2001
Founding member of the American Conservatory Theatre
Received Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series consecutively from 1981 to '84 (won in 1982) for her role as Dorian Lord on One Life to Live