She is best known for her portrayal of Rachel Carson in both the film and stage version of A Sense of Wonder, which she also wrote.
She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Kennedy's Children.
[2] She received an Obie Award for Best Performance by an Actress for Safe House.
Her film and television work includes The World According to Garp, Cujo, Before and After, A Bird of the Air, Stephanie Daley, The Waltons, Law & Order, amongst others.
She starred as Martha Ballard in PBS's A Midwife's Tale.