Graduated from Duke University's Trinity College (1991) and the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University as well as The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.
She was nominated for a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award for
her performance as The Baker's Wife in the Tony Award winning revival
of "Into the Woods".
She was nominated for a 1998 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Elmer Gantry", at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.