Broadway star whose credits include the roles of Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, and Clio in Xanadu.
She started acting in commercials when she was just three years old. She later studied musical theater at Ithaca College.
She appeared in episodes of such television series as Blue Bloods, 30 Rock, and Lipstick Jungle.
She grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She and writer/puppeteer Joey Mazzarino became parents to a daughter named Segi.
She co-starred with James Earl Jones in the Broadway production of The Best Man.
