An American film and television actress, born on January 15, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She attended Cooley High School and Wayne State University. She won the Eva Woodridge Victor Scholarship and graduated in 1963 with a bachelor's degree. She earned her master's degree in Theatre from the University of Michigan. She won a Fulbright scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, after which she moved to New York to pursue acting. She appeared in many stage productions such as Where's Charley, which toured through Europe. In addition to acting, she taught acting at UCLA. She's known for Walking Tall, S. Darko and Short Circuit. She died on December 26, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.