| Began her career as a child performer on television shows like Juvenile Jury, Name That Tune, and The Horn & Hardart Children's Hour. |
| Found silver-screen success in Hollywood starring opposite her then-boyfriend Steve Martin in The Jerk (1979) and Pennies From Heaven (1981). |
| Originated the role of the Witch in the 1987 Broadway musical Into the Woods. |
| Joined the ensemble of a touring company of Gypsy at age 13. In 2003, she was cast in Sam Mendes' Broadway production of Gypsy in the lead role of Rose, the over |
| Was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 1995. |