Stage debut in productions of "Promises, Promises" with the Long Beach and San Francisco Light Opera companies

Starred opposite Stacy Keach in "Hamlet" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles

Broadway debut in the musical, "I Love My Wife"

TV series debut as Morgan Winslow in "Hello, Larry" (NBC)

Regular on TV game show, "Chain Reaction"

Hosted "Personal Side", a cable-TV talk show on which she interviewed 13 actresses during the 1980s

Moved to NYC

TV-movie debut, "Still the Beaver"

Returned to Broadway to act in a revival of the play, "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg/Joe Egg"

Film debut as group therapy member in "Heartburn"

Received considerable acclaim on Broadway as the Baker's Wife in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, "Into the Woods"; won Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical

Starred on Broadway opposite Barry Bostwick in the problem-plagued and ultimately short-lived musical, "Nick and Nora"

Played regular role of Nadine on the CBS sitcom, "Love & War"

Had a recurring role on "ER" (NBC)

Co-starred with Debi Mazar in the short-lived CBS sitcom "Temporarily Yours"

Had feature role as the mother of Mark Wahlberg in "Boogie Nights"

Co-starred in the Lifetime sitcom "Oh Baby"

Portrayed the manager and best friend of Bette Midler in the CBS fall sitcom "Bette"

Had featured role in "The Wedding Planner" starring Jennifer Lopez

Starred in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" the Broadway musical adapted from the 1988 movie starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin; earned a Tony nomination for her role