I've spent the last twenty five years as a working model and actor. I've worked and studied in almost every area of the entertainment industry, including fashion print, commercial print, commercial television, voice-over, theatre, television, and film. I’ve been involved with writing and production for theatre and television and spent two years working for the Nantucket Film Festival as their panel discussion coordinator.

I’ve also had the great fortune of having worked with some wonderful agents and agencies along the way. I started my fashion career with an agency called “Legends & Mannequin” that eventually became “IMG.” I worked with the agency “Karin” in Paris, “Fashion” in Milan, and “International Booking” in Madrid. I have had working relationships with agencies in Dallas and Miami as well as Boston. I have spent over twenty years as a very happy client of “Abrams Artists” and worked for years as a commercial print model with the “Gilla Roos” agency in New York. As a legit actress I have enjoyed working with The Gersh Agency and the Michael Hartig Agency.

Being a New York actor I've delved into the joy and frustration of doing many “black box” theatre productions… all over the city. I’ve shot commercials with many exceptional actors such as John Cleese (Magnavox) and Rob Morrow (Dentyne).  I’ve been involved with a number of theatre groups in New York, as an actress and a writer, including Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Lab’s Lab, Naked Angels One Act Reading Series. I’ve also attempted to hone my comedy skills by working with an Improv Company (West End Gate.)

My two year involvement with The Nantucket Film Festival allowed me to work with a slew of talented writers, directors, producers and actors. One of my favorite panel's I was able to coordinate was entitled "It's a mans, mans, mans world but meet the women working in it..." We had  Mimi Polk Gitlin (producer: Thelma and Louise), Susan Sandler (writer: Crossing DeLancey), and Anne Merra (actor) on this panel to name a few. At one point in response to a comment made by Anne Merrra, Jerry Stiller raised his hand in the audience and said "certain persons have asked me not to speak tonight but as the husband of the woman who just said..." the argument that followed was priceless.

As an actor living New York City, I discovered that I really enjoyed working on the "process" of creating new material. Being a single mother made long rehearsal schedules or traveling out of town difficult so I became involved with doing “readings” mostly for new plays, or independent films. It was a wonderful outlet for creative expression. One of my career highlights was sitting in for Susan Sarandon to perform a reading of a very moving play about Death Row Inmates. Another time I was invited to read for auditions at Bernie Telsey Casting offices and Kim Hunter, the academy award winning actress walked in the door and sat down across from me. It is small moments like this that have made my career interesting.

As a design school graduate, working as a fashion model has had it’s highlights and perks. From being able to live in and tour the great cities of Europe, to stopping traffic on Fifth Avenue (while shooting for Maybeline Cosmetics) to rounding a corner in France and seeing myself grinning on a giant billboard... it’s all been a lot of fun. There was even the time I stumbled across my picture in “Vogue” Magazine. (Now who would have thought...?)

Not that it's been all easy. I’ve also had strange bookings, such as the time I was flown to Seattle to have my head encased in rubber (to become the face of Botox) or the time I had two inch long, bright pink nails attached to my fingers (for Mary Kay Cosmetics.) One of my most memorable "modeling moments" however, happened when my sister and I were both nine months pregnant. We were both living on the Upper East Side of New York and about to give birth any minute. For some illogical reason we jointly decided to take a bus downtown. I had been painting the new nursery and I was swollen as only a nine month pregnant woman can be and covered from head to toe in dark green paint. My sister, not so swollen, not so covered in paint, way more attractive while pregnant... looked up at the side of the bus and spotted my picture on a billboard. I was splayed across a dark red velvet couch wearing a shimmering gold dress. My eyes were smoky and my lips dark red as I looked down at the busload of people dripping with… something…  “Never too sexy..." read the headline… "Never too rich..." it was the title of a new book and I was on its cover. Of course trying to convince the sales clerk in Barnes and Noble that it was actually me on the cover and that is why we needed seven copies… well, I don’t think she bought it.

So, as I “glide” into my forties… and stumble into my fifties… it’s getting easier to feel “invisible” in this industry I love.  Gone are the days where I could just stand around and look cute… now I have to work at it! But work I will continue to do. I have decided to fight not to disappear. Women my age are way too fun and sexy and cool to be brushed off… no matter how much gravity we've had to endure. So, keep a lookout for new things… I certainly will be!

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