Made her show-business debut at age 8 in a McDonald's commercial and feature-film debut in John Huston's 1982 adaptation of Annie
Won a Dramalogue Critics Award in 1985 for her role in a stage production of To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
First starring role was in the 1988 remake of the 1958 horror cult class The Blob
A judge on VH1's horror-themed reality contest Scream Queens, has also appeared in all six Saw horror movies and performed on the soundtrack for Saw III
Staged a mock wedding with her Smith & Pyle bandmate Missi Pyle in 2009 to protest California's Proposition 8