- Auditioned for the role of Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" but was deemed "too Jewish" by the producers. Valerie Harper who is not Jewish and was raised in Chicago, won the part.
- Earned strong notices for her one-woman off-Broadway show "Guilt Without Sex," which she also produced. The show ran from 1990-1992. A "Part II" came a couple of years later.
- Began teaching acting and comedy back in 1968, including Sarah Lawrence, Princeton, NYU, Montana State University, The Actors Studio (life-time member)and (most recently, since 2004) Lehman College. Also a distinguished lecturer.
- Made her professional theatre debut in the original national company of "Man of La Mancha" starring José Ferrer.
- Westside Theatre, NYC - opened in the comedy revue "Old Jews Telling Jokes" with Todd Susman, Lenny Wolpe, Audrey Lynn Weston and 'Bill Army'. (May 2012)
- Joined the Sesame Street (1969) company in 1971, recording singing and speaking voices for nearly a decade.
- In the late 1960's she joined and toured with The San Francisco Mime Troupe, making her off-Broadway debut with the company. In the next decade she became part of the comedy improvisation group The Ace Trucking Company and made TV variety appearances with them.
- Made her nightclub debut singing and doing comedy in 1973. This culminated in a three-month stay at The Ballroom in NYC.
- Won the 1972 Obie Award for her portrayal of Lucy in The Chelsea Theatre's production of "The Beggar's Opera".
- Although born in the Bronx, the family moved to Mount Rainier, Maryland when she was six. Two years later the family moved again and settled in Washington, D.C. where she lived until graduating from high school. While in school she appeared in various school plays.
- Studied dance at The Washington School of Ballet and acting at Catholic University's High School Drama Lab. Later attended college at NYU where she received a BA majoring in theatre arts.
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