Raised in Westchester, New York

Professional stage debut at age 13 in "Twelve Dreams", at the Public Theater in NYC

Acted in several dramas off-Broadway, usually playing characters younger than her age (date approximate)

Appeared in commercials

TV debut, "A Wilder Summer", on HBO

Acted in an off-Broadway production of John Guare's "Landscape of the Body", directed by Gary Sinise and starring Christine Lahti

Appeared in "I Want to Go Home", an "ABC Afterschool Special"

Feature debut, "Seven Minutes in Heaven", a teen comedy

Debut as a series regular playing the First Daughter on "Mr. President", a sitcom starring George C. Scott

First major feature, "Some Kind of Wonderful"

Played a recurring role on "Kate & Allie"

Cast as a regular on the ABC sitcom "All-American Girl"