Trivia: Auditioned for "Baywatch" (1989). Studied ballet as a teenager and participated in the Joffrey Ballet's summer programs. She began her stage career in earnest in Chicago, where she took over Madonna's role in the Chicago production of 'Speed the Plow', to great acclaim. She still does more stage work than film work, and she lives in New York. Partner of Jon Patrick Walker, their daughter Georgia was born in 2002. Studied under Uta Hagen at the HB Studio in the West Village in Manhattan. Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in June 2004. Childhood friend of Mira Sorvino; they performed plays for the neighbors. Graduate of Vassar College (1986). Has a 9-year-old wheaten terrier named Charlie. First Daughter, Georgia, was born August 31, 2002; her second daughter, Mae, was born December 30, 2004.