Began training as an actor at the Dallas Theatre Center

After college, returned to Dallas and appeared in "Amateurs" at Theatre Three

Moved to New York City

Played Dinah Lee Mayberry on the ABC soap, "Loving"; was fired after four months

Was an understudy for the Off-Broadway play, "Three Tall Women"; later toured with play

Primetime series debut, played the wife of one of the titular characters, on the short-lived FOX series "L.A. Firefighters"

Breakthrough screen role as the lesbian lover of model Gia Carangi in the HBO movie, "Gia"

Had regular role on the short-lived FOX series, "Significant Others"

Made feature film debut in "Molly"

Had a supporting role in "Frequency"

Appeared as an actress playing a soap character in "Nurse Betty"

Played the title role in the NBC biopic, "The Linda McCartney Story"

Had recurring role as lesbian psychiatrist Kim Legaspi on NBC's "ER"

Starred as a rookie reporter working for a 24-hour cable news channel in the ABC summer series, "The Beast"

Cast opposite Tim Allen in "Santa Clause 2"

Portrayed legendary race car driver Dale Earnhardt's third wife in the TV movie, "The Dale Earnhardt Story" (ESPN)

Joined the third season of ABC's "Lost" as Dr. Juliet Burke

Reprised role, opposite Tim Allen, in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"

Cast as FBI agent Erica Evans in ABC's remake of the miniseries, "V"