| Met husband, Oscar-nominated production designer Bo Welch, on the set of Beetlejuice in 1988. |
| Attended the same high school as fellow Canadian actor Dave Foley. |
| Won a Genie Award (Canada's equivalent of an Oscar) for her work in the drama The Life Before This (2000). |
| Garnered an American Comedy Award in 2001 for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the 2000 mockumentary Best in Show. |
| Was 7 when she made her first foray into acting as Mary in a nativity play. |
| Credited as one of the original founders of SCTV in 1976. |
| Waitressed at the Toronto Second City Theatre Company in 1973, then replaced Gilda Radner as a cast regular a year later. |