Trivia

In each of her first two Broadway appearances, she played the love interest of characters played by Brent Spiner. The first was in a musical (1776) and the second was in a non-musical play (Life x 3).

She has been nominated for Broadway Tony awards three separate times in 10 years, for both straight plays and musicals (Life x 3, Death of a Salesman, and Cabaret).

For her work in Chicago, she was nominated 5 times for Joseph Jefferson Awards, winning it twice for her work in "Pygmalion" and "The Winter's Tale".

She was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Tartuffe" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Her father was of half French-Canadian and half Polish descent. Her mother has German and English ancestry, with Colonial American roots.

In three out of her four recurring Law & Order series roles, she plays either a psychologist or psychiatrist, but unlike other supporting actors, her characters do not have cross-over appearances in the franchise.

She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Secret Rapture" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

Appears in a Broadway production of 1776 as Abigail Adams. (August 1997)

She has appeared on Law & Order, and all three of its spin-offs: Criminal Intent, Special Victims Unit, and Trial by Jury.

For her work as "The Homebody" in Tony Kushner's "Homebody/Kabul" at NYTW, the Mark Taper Forum, and at BAM, she received an Obie Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, and nominations for Drama Desk, LA Drama Critics, and LA Ovation Awards. (2002-2004).

For her work on Broadway in "Life x 3", she was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play and won the Outer Critics Circle Award as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. (2003)

She was awarded the 1989 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Pygmalion" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded the 1990 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Winter's Tale" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1991 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.