- Got the role of "Susan Lawrence" in Petit bonhomme (1988) after Debra Winger withdrew due to pregnancy.
- Has a daughter, Hannah Jo Phillips (born 9/1/91) with Maurice Phillips.
- Suffers from fear of flying.
- Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2001.
- Her father wrote for "The Saturday Evening Post", "Playboy" and the Times Mirror Co. Her secret ambition is to be a writer.
- Loves scary movies, especially those in Les autres (2001) genre.
- Graduated with a BFA acting certificate from DePaul University in Chicago in 1981.
- Her paternal grandparents were Greek, and the family's surname was originally "Pisperikos". Her mother's family had British Isles ancestry.
- Stepmother of three teenage boys: Max Macat, Andreas Macat and Alexander Macat.
- Loves animals. Has one dog named Buster and another named Lulu.
- She was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Lydia Breeze", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- Listed as one of 12 Promising New Actors of 1986 in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38.
- Played Opal in the original pilot for the tv show M.Y.O.B. (2000) but the role was later re-cast.
- Two older sisters.
- Mentioned in The 2,000-Year-Old Virgin (2014).
- Manager is Cynthia Pett-Dante.
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