she played sandra in "matinee" (1993), appeared in "a pig's tale" (1994) and "independence day" (1996), "the beautician and the beast" (1997), and played the "inspiration" for princess leia in the short film "george lucas in love" (1999). she starred in "picture perfect" (1995), and portrayed a bordello worker in the american old west in "painted angels" (1997).