Trained at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater (ACT), McCormick played in her first feature, the interesting science-fiction saga, "Enemy Mine" (1985), while completing her graduate studies. She joined the company of the ACT for a time thereafter, but TV work picked up when she joined the cast of the ABC detective series, "Spenser: For Hire", during its second season in 1986 to play Rita Fiori, feisty young assistant D.A. and romantic sparring partner for series star Robert Urich. McCormick subsequently did regional stage work and played a recurring role as Minuet, a
Made feature film debut in "Enemy Mine" during her last year of graduate studies
1985
Joined the theater company of the American Conservatory Theater for a time after graduating with her MFA degree (date approximate)
1986
First role as a regular on a TV series, playing assistant district attorney Rita Fiori on the ABC detective drama, "Spenser: For Hire"; joined the cast for parts of two seasons midway through the series' run
Played recurring role of Minuet on the popular syndicated science-fiction series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
Played recurring role of Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on the NBC drama series, "Law & Order"; joined the cast at the beginning of the show's second season
