Raised partly in New York's Chelsea Hotel and in Roxbury, Connecticut

Exhibited her paintings after graduating from Yale

Appeared in the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) production of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard"

Professional acting debut in the TV movie "The Murder of Mary Phagan" (NBC)

Feature acting debut in "Seven Minutes"

Directed first short, "Florence"

Directed first play, her father's "After the Fall" (Ensemble Theater, Cincinnati)

Feature debut as writer-director, "Angela"

Directed "Personal Velocity", a tripart feature adapted from her short stories; debuted at Sundance where it won the Grand Jury Prize

Helmed the feature "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" starring Daniel Day-Lewis