Her father was a logger and she lived in various logging camps during
her early life until her paternal grandmother adopted her at the age of
12 after her parents' divorce.
Quirky, auburn-haired, vulnerable-looking American character actress
best known for her long-suffering secretary Roxanne on TV's L.A. Law (1986),
for which she received several Emmy and Golden Globe
nominations.
Started an interior design business in 2000.
Married twice - her first husband died young in the early 1970s.
Divorced from her second.
Member of the Staircase Repertory Company from 1974 to 1978 in Santa
Cruz, California.