Began dance lessons at age eight (date approximate)

First stage appearance, played a princess in a production of "The King and I" at NYC's City Center Theatre

At age twelve, joined Ballet Hispanico of New York, headed by Tina Ramirez; worked with such choreographers as Alvin Ailey, Geoffrey Holder and Anna Sokolow

Made stage acting debut in Baltimore run of "The Me Nobody Knows"

Feature debut (as a dancer), played a Gypsy dancer in "King of the Gypsies"

Began regular employment in film as a production assistant on Philip Kaufman's "The Wanderers"

Worked as production assistant on Brian De Palma's "Dressed to Kill" (1980) and Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" (1980)

Off-Broadway acting debut in Miguel Pinero's "The Sun Always Shines for the Cool"

Film acting debut, "Fort Apache, The Bronx"

Credited as dance assistant on Arthur Penn's "Four Friends"

Moved to Los Angeles

Debut as TV series regular, played Corporal Grace Pavlik on the short-lived NBC military drama "For Love and Honor"

TV-movie debut, "Love, Mary"

First feature lead, "Critical Condition", opposite Richard Pryor

Joined the cast of "Ohara", an ailing cop show vehicle for Pat Morita, for its second season; played Asst. US Attorney Teresa Storm

First major feature, Paul Verhoeven's "Total Recall", opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger

Co-starred in the short-lived NBC police drama "Crime & Punishment" as Detective Annette Rey

Provided the voice of Captain Maria Chavez, a recurring character on "Gargoyles", a popular Disney syndicated cartoon series

Starred with Johnny Depp in "Don Juan DeMarco"

Played a Guard in "Con Air" opposite Nicolas Cage

Had a small role opposite Jack Nicholson in "Something's Gotta Give"

Cast in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" based on the novel by Ann Brashares