Attended theatre classes at York University where she played dramatic heavies, usually much older than she was and/or ethnic parts.
Born in Northern Ontario in a small village outside of Kirkland Lake, she was the daughter of a mining engineer and a nurse.
From 2006, Artistic director of 49th Parallel Theatre in Los Angeles.
Has three sons.
Her first exposure to the theatre was at age six when she played the Virgin Mary, cast because she owned the only boy doll in town.
In 2007, she directed the play "The Cover of LIFE". She played the role of Kate, the reporter, in the 1994 New York production of The Cover of LIFE.
Mother of Jonathan Scarfe.
Mother-in-law of Suki Kaiser.