An American actress, born in New York, United States. Her father was actor Nicholas Saunders, who immigrated from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the 1920s. She started acting at the age of thirteen, studying under theater director and producer Elia Kazan. She's known for Body Heat (1981) and Days of Our Lives (1979-1985). She died on March 10, 2007, in Los Angeles, California, USA.