Daughter of Zora Essman of Larchmont, New York and the late Dr. Leonard Essman.
Daughter-in-law of Helen and George Harder of Delmar, New York.
Good friend of Joy Behar.
Has four stepchildren: 3 girls and a boy.
She and her husband, Jim Harder, were married by Tom Fontana, an ordained minister of the American Fellowship Church, in New York City.
She graduated from State University of New York College at Purchase in New York.