She was a daughter of merchant Joseph Weintraub and garment worker Anna Lander, both of whom emigrated from small towns in Austria to America.
She appeared as a series regular in Headmaster (opposite Andy Griffith), Husbands, Wives, and Lovers, and Married: the First Year (a David Jacobs project).
Other feature film appearances include Sleeping With the Enemy (with Julia Roberts), All the Marbles (with Peter Falk), and Tuff Turf (with James Spader).
Her work in regional theaters included the following: Arena Stage; Major Barbara, The Iceman Cometh, Ring Round the Moon, The Cherry Orchard with the Atlanta Repertory; King Arther, The Hostage, The Little Foxes, Major Barbara, The Homecoming, You Can't Take It With You, Twelfth Night, and with LA Shakespeare; Comedy of Errors; La Mirada: Blithe Spirit.
[citation needed] She was a member of the Antaeus Company and with them has done staged readings of Noël Coward's Hay Fever, O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, and Shakespeare's Richard III and King John.