A quirky, offbeat performer, the tall, wispy Hagerty scored a hit with her first feature film, "Airplane!" (1980), in which she was Robert Hays' leading lady, and was also memorable as the yuppie dropout with Albert Brooks in "Lost in America" (1985). At age 15, Hagerty was signed as a model by Eileen Ford and began spending summers working in New York City Two years later, she left Cincinnati and moved to NYC, where she continued to model while working with her brother, Michael Hagerty, as his theater, The Production Company, and studying with William Hickey. In 1979, Hagerty finally made
Signed by Eileen Ford Agency as model (date approximate)
1972
Moved to New York City
1979
Made Off-Broadway debut in "Mutual Benefit Life" at The Production Company, a theater co-founded by her brother Michael; first film work in "All That Jazz" ends up on cutting room floor
1980
Was leading lady of "Airplane!", her film debut
1986
Made Broadway debut, as Corinna in the revival of "House of Blue Leaves"
