 She performed in summer stock companies on Long Island, as well as in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, and directed and choreographed stage productions such as "The Beggar's Opera" at Carnegie Recital Hall, "The Magic Flute", and "Julius Caesar" with German musical director Hugo Strelitzer.She founded the Albertini Mime Players and was its producer for 19 years.Her television work includes appearances in such television series as "", "The Golden Girls", "Newhart", "Designing Women", "Just Shoot Me", "Will & Grace", "Seinfeld", "Ned's Declassified", "Hannah Montana", "Scrubs", "Sister, Sister", "According to Jim", "Six Feet Under", "Wings" , "The Nanny" and "My Name is Earl".