Coleman was married for three years to actor Vincent Irizarry (married 1989; divorced 1992), by whom she has a daughter. She also has a daughter by her second husband, Thomas Nolan (married 1999; divorced 2004).
Coleman was a contract regular on soap opera The Young and the Restless as the blind heroine Hope Adams (1993–97, 2000–02, 2008, and briefly in 2010). Her character died of cancer in February 2008. She also starred on Guiding Light as Annie Dutton (aka Teri Demarco #2) (1998–99; 2003).
In 2012, Coleman joined the cast of River Ridge in the role of Sharon Reeves; she also served as executive Producer on the series.
