Trivia

She and her husband adopted both of their children, Reed and Lily.

Received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington.

Had hip surgery in 1999.

Won a Cable Ace Award as Best Actress for the HBO series _"Tanner '88" (1988)_.

Appeared in two films with Arnold Schwarzenegger: Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Junior (1994) (both films directed by Ivan Reitman).

Helped raise money for a local fire station.

Earned a Drama Desk Award for the off-Broadway play "Getting Out" and an Obie award for 'sustained excellence in performance in theater.'

Her engagement ring got stolen on the set of a movie, so she had to replace it.

Has appeared in two projects with Linda Hunt: Kindergarten Cop (1990) and NCIS: Los Angeles (2009). The two share the same birthday- April 2.

Has appeared in two projects with Robin Williams: The Best of Times (1986) and Cadillac Man (1990).

Had a fire in her basement in 2001.

As of 2018, never appeared in a horror film, and most of the projects she has appeared in have been within the comedy genre.

Was directed by two Academy Award winners: Jonathan Demme and Tim Robbins.

On two occasions worked under the direction of Robert Altman: Tanner '88 (1988) and Tanner on Tanner (2004). In both projects, she appeared as the same character: T. J. Cavanaugh.