Trivia

Member of the teaching staff at The School at Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois and Steppenwolf West School in Los Angeles, California.

She is on the faculty of Steppenwolf Classes West in Los Angeles, California. (August 2008)

Has taught text discovery/scene study at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and workshops in Chicago for several theater companies.

She was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Baby", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Heartbeats", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Sweet Charity", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for "Happy End", at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1998 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Private Lives", at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 2014 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Principal Actress in a Play for "The Dance of Death" at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for "Pal Joey", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "My Fair Lady", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1998 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Man Who Came to Dinner", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 2008 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Lion in Winter", at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "A Little Night Music", at the Writers' Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 2018 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Performer in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Importance of Being Earnest," at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.