An American actress, born in Los Angeles, California, United States. She is the daughter of an African-American interior designer mother, and a judge father of English and Yugoslav origins. She studied at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and during her high school studies, she appeared in a number of works and was crowned Miss Talented Teen California. The series Diff'rent Strokes (1985) marked her debut on television. Among her credits are The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), Days of Our Lives (1994-1996), and 9ine (2011).