Birthday: Sept. 30, 1959.
Birthplace: Oakland, Calif.
Occupation: Actress.
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Separated from James Farentino after three years of marriage, my second.
Children: None.
Car: A 1968 Mercedes. I like old things.
Working on: Playing Susan Smith on Hooperman, Wednesday nights on ABC.
Worst job: Modeling body casts at an orthopedic convention.
The books I’ve been recommending lately: John O’Hara’s short stories and The Covenant by James Michener.
Favorite performer: Ian McKellen. I saw him in Amadeus, and that’s when I decided I wanted to be an actress.
Favorite childhood memory: The Christmas morning I got my first horse. I was 12. Actually, I only got half a horse; I shared him with another girl.
Personal heroes: Albert Einstein, Madame Curie and Neil Armstrong.
Nobody knows I’m: A bit of a loner. I’m not really into people.
I wish I could stop: Smoking. I’ve cut down to two cigarettes a day.
I’d give anything to meet: All the astronauts at NASA. I’m fascinated by space travel.
I hope I never have to: Do my own taxes.
The worst part of my job: Getting laugh lines from laughing so much at John Ritter.
If I could change one thing about myself, it would be: My hair. I’d like more of it.
My most irrational act: Flying a single-engine airplane through a bad storm. I almost died.
If I’ve learned one thing in life, it’s: Go from your gut or listen to your heart. It’s the same thing.
When people first meet me, they think I’m: Friendly.
