- Never watched Star Trek (1966) before getting a starring role in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).
- Double majored in Theology and English literature at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana.
- She was awarded the 1988 Saturn Award for Best Actress as Karen Barclay in Tom Holland's horror classic Child's Play (1988).
- Has one daughter: Catie Yagher (born 1992).
- She won a prestigious acting fellowship to Cornell University and received her Master's degree in Fine Arts.
- Has appeared in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). Her co-star on 7th Heaven (1996), Stephen Collins, appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
- She played a supporting role in two 1986 time travel films: Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and "Running Against Time.
- When interviewed once about her own standards and her 7th Heaven (1996) alter-ego, she was at first against Britney Spears' lifestyle. But she changed her opinion since her marriage and raising a family.
- Attended and graduated from Gerard Catholic High School in Phoenix, Arizona (1969).
- She has English and Irish ancestry.
- Sister-in-law of Jeff Yagher and Megan Gallagher.
- Has two things in common with her 7th Heaven (1996) co-star Beverley Mitchell: each is an only child, and both are former cheerleaders.
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