- Was going to star in the third installment of the Friday the 13th series reprising her role as "Ginny" from Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) but her agent at the time told her not to sign on as she was getting "bigger and better roles" but has since said; that she wishes that she had accepted the opportunity to reprise her role in part 3.
- Her character on Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) (Ginny) was supposed to be killed by Jason, but the producers later decided during filming that they needed to have someone survive.
- Serves as a marriage and family therapist intern at InBalance in the Santa Monica Mountains. She also has a private practice in Calabasas, specializing in adolescent and mid-life transitions.
- She returned to Kent, CT to film Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) which was the same town where she attended high school. She said it was awkward returning to her hometown, as she felt she hadn't left on good terms.
- When she first moved to New York to pursue a career in modeling, she lived in a one-bedroom apartment on 63rd and Lexington with 5 other girls, where she slept on a couch. She was surprised when she became a successful model, because she was a tomboy who knew nothing about makeup or how dress like a girl was expected to dress.
- She was a relatively popular athlete in school and played lacrosse. She described herself as a tomboy.
- She has one older brother and two younger brothers. She has said being the only girl in the family was difficult and that wearing a dress around her siblings was "nerve-wracking". She described her family as dysfunctional and growing up she felt like "one of the last surviving rats on a sinking ship.".
- She auditioned for Lethal Weapon 3 and had to kiss Mel Gibson during the screen test. She recalls the process felt "weird". Rene Russo eventually won the role.
- Her favorite films include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Lost in Translation (2003), Manny & Lo (1996) and The Exorcist (1973).
- She auditioned for the TV series Northern Exposure, but the role went to Janine Turner. She cites this disappointment as one of the reasons she eventually decided to quit acting.
- She once attended a summer theatre program at the Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, but found it intimidating because she couldn't sing or dance.
- She dropped out of Kent School because her parents couldn't afford a private school after their divorce. She moved to Florida to live with her father and his girlfriend, where she briefly attended a local public high school, which she described as "stupid". She eventually completed her GED through correspondence.
- She credits Walk Like a Man (1987) as being the most run on-set experience she's ever had, whereas Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) was the most arduous.
- She attributes her success as a young model to her resemblance to Nancy Donahue and Patti Hansen, who both had lucrative careers at the time.
- One of her first roles was as "Roo" in a production of A.A. Milne's "The House at Pooh Corner", co-starring alongside an eight-year-old Nelson Aspen ("Piglet").
- In January 2004 appeared at the Chiller Theater Convention in New Jersey, alongside her Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) co-star Betsy Palmer.
- Both she and her The Powers of Matthew Star (1982) co-star, Peter Barton, have appeared in a sequel to Friday the 13th (1980). Steel starred as Ginny in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), while Barton appeared as Doug in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984).
- She guest starred in two unrelated television series featuring a regular character named Sam Beckett: China Beach (1988) and Quantum Leap (1989).
- Has three brothers and no sisters.
- As of 2009, was studying at a university.
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