Though a classically trained theatre performer, Gordon never desired to become a full-time film actress and thus, only acted in films directed by her husband Stuart Gordon. She only appeared in 3 films not directed by her husband: The Arrival (1991), which she did as a personal favor because her husband cameos in the film and was friends with David Schmoeller, Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012), and ABCs of Death 2.5 (2016).