Known during the 1980s as the host of the popular children's program Wonderama, she also appeared in several episodes of The Cosby Show. Also a stage actress, she performed in the 1984 Broadway production of Open Admissions.

Before Fame

After graduating from Rutgers University in New Jersey, she earned a Master of Arts degree from Pepperdine University in California.

Trivia

She appeared with Academy Award-winning actress Geraldine Page in the 1986 film My Little Girl.

Family Life

Her brief marriage to Robert Dorman resulted in one daughter.

Associated With

Between 1985 and 1990, she portrayed Janet Meiser, a friend of Tempestt Bledsoe's character, Vanessa Huxtable, on The Cosby Show.