When she was 13 years old, she co-starred in the film “The Beguiled” starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. She also starred in “Posse” alongside Kirk Douglas. Douglas also directed the picture. She appeared in well-known plays such as “The Vagina Monologues,” “Jane Martin’s Talking With,” and “Love Letters” in the theater. She majored in piano performance at the University of Southern California.
She received her first Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1999. She got a similar distinction from the Soap Opera Digest Award two years later. She received four Soap Opera Update Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress (1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996).
