Versatile Actress known for her roles in such films as Boogie Nights, Far From Heaven, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and The Kids Are All Right. She received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2014 film Still Alice.
She studied Theatre at Boston University and became a regular on As the World Turns.
She played Maude, an eccentric and wealthy feminist, in The Big Lebowski.
She married Bart Freundlich in 2003. She has a son named Caleb and a daughter named Liv. She was previously married to John Gould Rubin from 1986 to 1995.
She starred in The Hours with Meryl Streep.
