 Born in 1961, and raised in New Jersey, she also lived for a time in Philadelphia and New York City, then moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s.Her break came in 1984, where she had a supporting role in the film "Birdy".She then worked in several films that starred Robert De Niro, "Angel Heart" (1987), and "Goodfellas" (1990) (she played the girlfriend of Joe Pesci's character Tommy).