Biography
This statuesque, auburn-haired New Jersey native began her career as a print model in San Francisco. After appearing in small roles in "Bullitt" (1968) and "Fools" (1970), she relocated to L.A. to pursue an acting career. She went on to play supporting roles in a number of memorable features in the 1970s and early 80s, including Bob Rafelson's "Stay Hungry" (1976), Robert Benton's "The Late Show" (1977) and Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" …
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Career Milestones
| Began career as a model; first job was in a print campaign for wine | ||
| Had recurring role as love interest to Dr. Mark Sloan (Dick Van Dyke) on the CBS mystery "Diagnosis Murder" | ||
| Moved to San Francisco, California | ||
| Raised in Haddonfield, New Jersey | ||
1968 | First screen role, bit part in Peter Yates' "Bullitt" | |
1972 | Moved to Los Angeles with children; began modeling and acting | |
1973 | Screen acting debut in "The Laughing Policeman" | |
1977 | TV debut as a regular on "Shields and Yarnell" (CBS) | |
1978 | Featured in short-lived "The Rollergirls" (NBC) | |
1979 | Co-starred on the ABC drama series "240 Robert" | |
1982 | Had prominent supporting role in Ridley Scott's sci-fi thriller "Blade Runner" | |
1983 | Appeared in short-lived comedy series "The Family Tree" (NBC) | |
1983 | Cast opposite Dabney Coleman in the superior sitcom "Buffalo Bill" (NBC) | |
1985 | Had leading role of former CIA operative Elizabeth 'Foxire' Towne in the short-lived NBC adventure series "Codename: Foxfire" | |
1985 | Was featured in the ABC miniseries "Hollywood Wives" | |
1988 | Was female live-action lead in the feature "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" | |
1993 | Co-starred in HBO TV-movie "Barbarians at the Gate" | |
1993 | Returned to series TV as the title character's ex-wife in "Dudley", a CBS sitcom starring Dudley Moore that lasted for five episodes | |
1994 | Played leading role in the CBS series "Hotel Malibu" | |
1994 | Played recurring role of a judge on three episode story arc of "L.A. Law" | |
2001 | Cast as Margaret Chenowith, mother of Brenda and Billy Chenowith in the acclaimed HBO series "Six Feet Under" | |
2001 | Returned to regular series work in the ABC fall drama "Philly" | |
2006 | Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series for "Six Feet Under" | |
2006 | Guest stars as Beverly Bridge, wife of lawyer Danny Crane, on ABC's "Boston Legal" | |
Awards
1983 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Buffalo Bill |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Buffalo Bill |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Six Feet Under |