An American actress, born on February 20, 1978, in New Haven, Connecticut. She studied at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. She began her stage career in New York theaters. She went on to appear in several TV series as a guest, such as Law & Order and Six Feet Under (2001-2005), receiving two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for the latter. She made her film debut in In & Out (1997). In 2006, she made her Broadway debut in the revival of the play Awake and Sing!. She married Sam Handel in September 2001, and they have two children.