She was nominated for a 1999 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Morning Star" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
She was nominated for a 1993 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Baltimore Waltz" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
She was nominated for a 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Molly Sweeney" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
1991 graduate of the School of Communication at Northwestern University.
She was nominated for a 2002 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Mary Stuart" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.