[5] In addition to Staying Alive, she was in a number of films in the 1980s, including Willie & Phil (1980), The Verdict (1982), Daniel (1983), Off Beat (1986), Wise Guys (1986), Moonstruck (1987).

[6][7] From 1968 to 1975, she directed many of her own original works at La MaMa, including Gloria and Esperanza, Schubert's Last Serenade, The Moondreamers, Standard Safety, and The Nothing Kid.

[4] In addition to her work as a director and actor, her playwriting credits include the four-hour play Gloria and Esperanza, which Village Voice theatre critic Jerry Tallmer described as "a miracle, a mythopoetic fireworks display.

"[8] A sought-after acting coach, Bovasso was known as an exacting instructor and her private New York workshops regularly included prominent performers.

[citation needed] In earlier performances, she played Rose Corelli Fraser in the short-lived soap opera From These Roots.