She was awarded the 1997 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress", at the Circle Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
She was awarded the 2000 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Suddenly Last Summer", at the Eclipse Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
She was nominated for a 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Only the Sound", at the Chicago Dramatists Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor of science degree in Speech and Theatre, and from Harvard University with a master degree in Education.