Acted in campus productions of plays by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams during her freshman year at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
Dated TV host Larry King in the 1990s.
Her first marriage was to a rodeo rider. The marriage lasted four years and produced two children, Randy and Kim.
Mother of Michele Matheson by her ex-husband, Don Matheson, who is also an actor.
Was a cheerleader in high school.