In 2002, when visiting my dear friend and colleague, Randall Stuart, in the Bay area, he took me to see Laurie Strawn perform her one woman show, "Brave Little Nell:  The Eleanor Roosevelt Story."  I was enthralled!  By the end of Laurie's performance, I felt like my new best friend was the Being known as Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.  Or as her beloved father used to call her "Little Nell."  Brave Little Nell because it took such courage for her to face the degree of grief and fear and shyness she felt from the time she was a very little girl.  

Upon meeting Laurie after her performance, she very graciously offered her piece for me to perform in Southern California. I jumped at the chance!  I submitted the piece to Enrichment Works, they loved it and said "Yes!" to producing it.  My dear friend Randall, who took me to see Laurie in the first place, was flown to LA in order to be the Director of my rendition.  I had the absolute pleasure of performing "Brave Little Nell" for several years culminating with the opportunity to perform within the Solo Festival at The Whitefire Theatre in Los Angeles.  

I now take great delight in sharing this beautiful piece of theatre with corporations, colleges, churches, synagogues, nursing homes, libraries, private events, etc!

Researching and getting to know Eleanor intimately  has been one of the greatest perks of my career. It is a supreme honor to embody her and I will be forever grateful for Laurie Strawn for creating this piece,  And to Randall Stuart for not only directing me but for taking me to see it in the first place!

Eleanor was of service to all those around her from a very young age and then, for all the days of her life..  I greatly admire her strength of character, her wisdom, her compassion , her courage and resilience, her ability to disregard the opinions of others out of a moral obligation to far more important matters.  And most of all, I admire her tireless dedication to ensure human rights and dignity for all.

I am a classically trained Actress who earned an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.   Acting for decades now, I am a Member of Actors Equity and the SAG/AFTRA Guild. 

I  studied Chekhov for several years with the esteemed actor and director, Enrico Colantoni and trained under renowned acting teacher, Eric Morris.  

My favorite roles include  portrayals of Mary, Queen of Scots in Mary Stuart, Birdie Hubbard in The Little Foxes; Elmire in Tartuffe; Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet; Olivia in Twelfth Night; Gertrude in Hamlet - all with the New Phoenix Theatre Company;  Other roles of a lifetime include Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard and Nina in The Seagull. I appeared in the American premiere of The Arab-Israeli Cookbook at The MET Theatre and portrayed Lydia in the world premiere of Three Travelers at the Odyssey Theater.  Other stage work includes the Award Winning production of The Greenway Court Theatre’s   They Shoot Horses Don't They? And The Hemingway/Dos Passos Wars, which I also directed. Television appearances include "Criminal Minds," "Close To Home," "Six Feet Under", "Enterprise." and “NCIS: Los Angeles”.   I portrayed Gracie Allen, opposite Frank Gorshin's George Burns in "Angels With Angles" and played roles in the films "Serenity," Manna From Heaven" and “Scenes of the Crime” with Jeff Bridges.  

I am passionate about bringing works of art to life that inspire us all to navigate life’s challenges courageously and own the power to create the life of our choosing.  It is my absolute honor to bring this remarkable woman to life again and again so that the generations that followed Mrs. Roosevelt’s might hear more clearly their own unique calling to leave the world as she did....in awe.

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