Raised in Santa Ana, CA

Made Broadway debut in "Hair"; became known as the girl who would not remove her clothes in the finale

Acted opposite Woody Allen (also directed) in the Broadway production of "Play It Again, Sam"; earned a Tony nomination

Film acting debut in "Lovers and Other Strangers"

Starred opposite Allen in the writer-director's "lost" 25-minute short "Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story"; film shelved by PBS in 1972 due to its controversal subject matter; discovered in 1997 at WNET in NYC

First feature opposite Allen, reprising her stage role in "Play It Again, Sam"; scripted by Allen and directed by Herbert Ross

Cast in breakthrough role as Kay Adams, the girlfriend and later wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather"

Co-starred opposite Woody Allen (who also wrote and directed) in the futuristic comedy "Sleeper"

Reprised role of Kay Corleone in the sequel "The Godfather, Part II"

Reunited with Allen for "Love and Death," a spoof of Russian literature that owed more than a passing debt to "War and Peace"

Returned to the New York stage to appear in the Off-Broadway play "The Primary English Class" by Israel Horovitz

Delivered a fine dramatic turn as a promiscuous schoolteacher in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar"

Earned a Best Actress Oscar as "Annie Hall"; directed by and co-starring Woody Allen

Starred in Allen's first drama feature, "Interiors"

Last starring role in a film opposite Woody Allen for over a decade, "Manhattan"

Portrayed Louise Bryant to Warren Beatty's John Reed in Beatty's epic "Reds"; garnered a Best Actress Oscar nomination

Co-starred with Albert Finney as a wife and husband in a collapsing marriage in Alan Parker's "Shoot the Moon"

Directed short film, "What Does Dorrie Want?"

Played titular role of a warden's wife who falls in love with one of the inmates (Mel Gibson) in "Mrs. Soffel"

Co-starred with Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek in Bruce Bereford's "Crimes of the Heart"; first film with actor Sam Shepard

Teamed with Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek as three equally off-center Southern sisters in Bruce Bereford's "Crimes of the Heart", adapted from Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play; also first film with actor Sam Shepard

Starred in Charles Shyer's "Baby Boom"; second collaboration with Sam Shepard

Documentary feature directing debut, "Heaven"

Appeared in a cameo role (as a nightclub singer) in Allen's "Radio Days"

Offered a strong performance as a divorced woman forced to choose between her child and her lover in "The Good Mother"

Teamed with Steve Martin for Shyer's "Father of the Bride"

Reteamed with Coppola to once again essay Kay Corleone in "The Godfather, Part III"

TV directorial debut, "The Girl With the Crazy Brother" a "CBS Schoolbreak Special"

Helmed the "Fever" episode of the ABC drama "China Beach"

Directed an episode of ABC's quirky serial "Twin Peaks"

Helmed first feature-length TV-movie "Wildflower" (Lifetime), starring Patricia Arquette

TV-movie acting debut, "Running Mates" (HBO); played a journalist who falls in love with a presidential candidate

Provided the voice of Daphne for "Look Who's Talking Now"

Replaced Mia Farrow as the leading lady in Woody Allen's "Manhattan Murder Mystery"; last film to date with Allen

Formed production company, Blue Relief, with partner Bill Robinson

Starred as the aviatrix in the TNT biopic "Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight"; earned an Emmy nomination

Third film with Shyer, "Father of the Bride Part II"

Feature directorial debut, "Unstrung Heroes"

Earned third Best Actress Oscar nomination for "Marvin's Room"

Scored big hit in Hugh Wilson's "The First Wives Club"; co-starred with Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler

Paired again with Shepard for "The Only Thrill"

Served as executive producer and star of The Disney Channel movie "Northern Lights"

Portrayed Juliette Lewis' mother in "The Other Sister"

Directed Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow as sisters coping with the impending death of their problematic father (Walter Matthau) in "Hanging Up"; also co-starred in the film

Interviewed for Lifetime's documentary of "Beauty and Aging in America"

Cast as Warren Beatty's wife in "Town and Country"; film also co-starred Goldie Hawn

Had title role in the Showtime adaptation of Christopher Durang's hit play "Sister Mary Explains It All"

Was an executive producer and directed the pilot for the fall Fox primetime serial "Pasadena"

Teamed with Jack Nicholson for the comedy, "Something's Gotta Give"; written and directed by Nancy Myers; earned SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actress

Cast as Sybil Stone, the matriarch in "The Family Stone"; written and directed by Thomas Bezucha

Played an overbearing, yet well-intentioned, mother in the comedy, "Because I Said So"

Co-starred with Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes in "Mad Money"

Co-starred alongside Liv Tyler and Dax Shepard in "Smother"