An American actress, born on June 1, 1963, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. She has British, Scottish, Irish, and Indian heritage. She has been cast in many roles that required European dialects. She became an on-camera SAG/AFTRA actress, appearing in plays, TV series, films, and commercials. She is known for Shameless (2016), Nix (2022), Paradise Highway (2022), and Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999).