Actress, Writer, and comedienne who became known for her roles in Beetlejuice and the Home Alone films.
She was an understudy for Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live and was later given an opportunity for a position on the show, but she turned it down and the position was given to her friend Robin Duke.
She voiced numerous characters in animated films such as Chicken Little, Monster House, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
She married production designer Bo Welch in 1992; they had two sons, Luke and Matthew.
She appeared as Justice Strauss in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, which starred Jim Carrey.
