She co-wrote and co-starred in "The Second Hottest Show In Town," an
improvisational revue in which all the actors and actresses appeared
totally nude on-stage, with playwright Jonathan Stuart. Her first major
film role was in Ken Russell's bio-pic "Valentino" (1977), in which she
had a sex scene with star Rudolph Nureyev that featured full-frontal
nudity.
Graduate of New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois. Other New Trier
graduates include Ralph Bellamy, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Hugh
O'Brien, Ann-Margret, Bruce Dern, Virginia Madsen, Adam Baldwin and Liz
Phair
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Coming Home (1978).