Voted Miss New York Teenager

Feature film debut (a bit part) in "Saturday Night Fever"; delivered memorable line, "Are you as good in bed as you are on the dance floor?"

Earliest TV work includes a role in the TV-movie, "Stranger in Our House" (NBC)

First gained recognition in the feature "American Hot Wax"

Had memorable cameo in Rob Reiner's spoof "This Is Spinal Tap"

Started company Loaf & Kisses Gourmet Croutons

First screen appearance opposite Robin Williams in "Cadillac Man"

Appeared in stage play "The Rug Merchants of Chaos" (Pasadena)

Co-starred as Melissa Kirschner in the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Princesses"

Starred as Fran Fine on the CBS sitcom, "The Nanny;" also created show idea and made producing debut

Co-starred opposite Robin Williams in Francis Ford Coppola's "Jack"

Signed two-picture deal with Caravan and TriStar

Starred in film "The Beautician and the Beast"

Made directorial debut with an episode of her sitcom "The Nanny"

Executive produced, wrote and directed the MTV pilot 'Daytrippers"

Announced in January that she was ending production on the CBS sitcom "The Nanny"

Signed to make Broadway acting debut in "Sweet Deliverance"; production put on hold

In June, underwent surgery to remove a cancerous growth in her uterus

Starred in the ABC movie "Beautiful Girl"

Cast as a divorcee in the WB comedy "Living with Fran"

Joined the cast of Neil LaBute's off-Broadway play "Some Girl(s)," co-starring Eric McCormack