After taking acting classes at several New York acting schools, she made her first acting appearance, in an episode of the 1974 police drama Nakia entitled "Roots of Anger".
Setelah mengikuti kelas akting di beberapa sekolah akting New York, dia membuat penampilan akting pertamanya, dalam sebuah episode drama polisi tahun 1974 Nakia bertajuk "Roots of Anger".