Sharon Lawrence

Cast in the romantic comedy "Little Black Book" starring Brittany Murphy

Joined cast of the fall CBS mystery "Wolf Lake"; episodes later aired on UPN in 2002

Played Detective Kelly in second feature film, "Gossip"

Returned to Broadway to play Velma in the hit revival of "Chicago"

Returned to the New York stage as Cherry Jones' dead mother Evie in "Tongue of a Bird", having played the part earlier in the year at LA's Mark Taper Forum

Starred as Cass Medieros in CBS-movie "Blue Moon", based on the novel by Luanne Rice

Feature debut in "The Only Thrill"

Starred as suburban houswife taken hostage in NBC-movie "Five Desperate Hours"; also first producing credit (co-producer)

Brought down the house with her comic abilities as guest star of an episode of "Caroline in the City"

Signed deal with NBC to develop series; announced she would continue to appear on "NYPD Blue" as well

Acted in TNT's adaptation of Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Heidi Chronicles"

Gave powerful performance as accused murderess Mary Carelli in NBC miniseries "Degree of Guilt"

Guest-starred as Amelia Earhart in second season premiere of "Star Trek: Voyager" (UPN)

First romantic lead in a TV-movie, "The Shaggy Dog" (ABC), a remake of the 1959 Disney feature

First TV-movie, "In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance" (NBC)

Made guest appearances on "Beverly Hills, 90210" (Fox) and "Cheers" (NBC)

First appeared on primetime TV in "Drone of Arc" episode of the Steven Bocho-produced drama series "Civil Wars" (ABC)

Played Tzeitel in "Fiddler on the Roof", starring Topol, on tour and later in Broadway run which capped the tour

Broadway debutas one of the Kit Kat girls in the Harold Prince-directed revival of "Cabaret", featuring Joel Grey reprising his role as the Emcee

Cast in the national tour of "Zorba", starring Anthony Quinn

Acted off-Broadway in "Panache"

Worked as a singer on a cruise ship after graduating college (date approximate)

Won the title of Junior Miss Raleigh and was runner-up in the state pageant at age 17 (date approximate)

Acted opposite Dezi Arnaz Jr in Florida production of "Is There Life After High School?" and with Georgia Engel in Michigan production of "Sweet Charity"

Appeared opposite Alfred Molina in the CBS fall sitcom "Ladies Man"

Headlined own sitcom, "Fired Up" (NBC); curtailed appearances on "NYPD Blue"

Portrayed Sylvia Costas on the Bochco-produced ABC police drama series, "NYPD Blue", earning three Emmy nominations as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Sang at a nightclub to help finance her college education