[3] Powers' mother wrote for television programs including Fantasy Island and Charlie's Angels.
[7] In the film Rising Sun, Powers portrayed a prostitute who attempted to seduce the character played by actor Wesley Snipes.
[9] On being successfully cast in the NBC program Tonya and Nancy, Powers commented, "In a lot of ways, it's the role of the year".
[10] For the program, she received ice-skating lessons from Dody Teachman, former coach to Tonya Harding.
She was married to actor Barry Del Sherman in December 1993, and publicly lamented: "I have to take my ring off when I go to work.