She began her acting career in 1980, when Woody Allen cast her in the film, “Stardust Memories”. Since then, she has gone on to appear in such film and television projects as “Search for Tomorrow”, “Fame”, “The Karen Carpenter Story”, “Youngblood”, “Midnight Caller”, “Diagnosis Murder”, “Gypsy”, “Deadly Games”, “Holiday Affair”, “Judging Amy”, “Full Frontal”, “The Division”, “7th Heaven”, “Beautiful Loser”, “Without a Trace”, “Criminal Minds”, and “Cinnamon”. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her work in “Gypsy”.