[1] Originally from Kitchener, Ontario,[2] she had musical theatre roles in various local theatre productions, including South Pacific, Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls and Fiddler on the Roof, in her teenage years.
In 1983 and 1984 she appeared in a production of Sugar Babies, first in Toronto,[8] and subsequently on Broadway and in Boston.
[9] After concluding her run in that show she announced that she was moving to the United States to pursue work in Hollywood.
[10] She subsequently married American musician Jon Bonine, but chose to pursue family life rather than continuing her career.
[11] She had a behind-the-scenes credit as a voice coach on the 1994 children's film The Little Rascals, but after the 1994 Northridge earthquake she and Bonine moved to Boise, Idaho, where she worked in music ministry for her church and performed in Bonine's swing jazz ensemble.