An American producer of Filipino and Finnish descent, born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA. She worked as a nanny for Robin Williams' family, then worked as his personal assistant in several films such as Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) and Dead Poets Society (1989). She married him in 1989, and became the producer of several of his films after they founded a film production company together in 1991 called Blue Wolf Productions. She is known for her involvement with several charitable organizations. Her divorce from Robin Williams was finalized in 2010 after they had two children.