[2] Billed as Elizabeth Alice Broderick, and later as Norris O'Neal, she made her debut in two adult films, In Love (1983) and Bordello: House of the Rising Sun (1985).

[2] In 1986 she had small roles in If Looks Could Kill,[2] Student Affairs,[2] Young Nurses in Love,[2] and Slammer Girls, a spoof of the women in prison film genre.

[2] Her movie credits include Man of the Year (1995),[2] Maternal Instincts (1996),[2] Breast Men (1997),[2] Psycho Beach Party (2000),[2] and The Inner Circle (2003).

She played a crazy religious woman, who together with her husband and brother, torture couples who break the rules of chastity while camping, in the film Timber Falls.

[2] Her television credits include Married... with Children,[2] The 5 Mrs. Buchanans,[2] Hearts Afire, Supernatural and Glory Days.

She had a minor, recurring role in the hit ABC series Lost as Kate Austen's mother, Diane.

[2] She has appeared in several theater productions like Carnal Knowledge,[2] Triplets in Uniform and Zastrozzi,[2] the Master of Discipline (which she also co-produced).