Studied piano and flute at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto
Planned on a career in medicine until a college drama course turned her toward acting
Met longtime partner and fellow soap opera actor Thorsten Kaye when he played her love interest on the ABC soap One Life to Live
Originated the role of Marty Saybrooke on One Life in 1992; performance as the victim of sexual assault earned her a 1994 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Left One Life in 1997; returned in 2008 and subsequently won a 2009 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Is an ardent supporter of the Brain Injury Association and Canada's Campaign for Women in Shelter