[2] Right after graduating, she toured with the National Shakespeare Company, appearing in Hamlet (Ophelia) and The Merchant of Venice (Jessica).

She moved to New York City shortly afterward to perform in numerous off-Broadway productions, such as The Master Builder, in which she portrayed Kaia Fosli.

These included: Of her three main characters, only Janice survived after Ozker left the show at the end of the first season.

Janice was subsequently performed by Richard Hunt, Matt Vogel, Brian Henson, Tyler Bunch and, most recently, David Rudman.

[2] In 1989, Ozker founded and became chairwoman of the Puppeteers Caucus, a working group within the Screen Actors Guild.