Birthday: Nov. 3, 1953.
Birthplace: Stevens Point, Wis.
Occupation: Actress.
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Single.
Car: A silver 1996 Infiniti G20T.
Working on: I play Mimi Bobeck on ABCs The Drew Carey Show.
The last good movie I saw: Sense and Sensibility.
I stay home to watch: All the news magazines and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
The book Ive been reading: The Alienist by Caleb Carr.
Favorite pig-out food: Cadbury chocolates.
Favorite performer: Anthony Hopkins.
Favorite childhood memory: Playing house in the cemetery. We lived near it, and I played there every day.
Prized possession: My cat, Helen.
Personal heroes: Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke and the Bronte sisters.
People always think I’m: Kathy Bates or Rosie O’Donnell.
Nobody knows I: Play the violin.
I’ve never been able to: Waltz.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me: “Be careful.”
My most irrational act: Moving to New York City at 23 with $80 in my pocket. I made it last a long time. I lived there for 10 years.
The worst time of my life: When my father died when I was a teen-ager.
Major accomplishment: My ability to communicate with my friends.
Three words that best describe me: Friendly, honest, open.
