[3] Harrington made her Broadway debut under Wheeler's direction as Margaret in the 1979 revival of Richard III with Al Pacino, a fact highlighted by Bergen Record critic Emory Lewis at the conclusion of an otherwise lukewarm review: Harrington, who portrays Lady Margaret, makes an impressive Broadway debut.
[4]Wheeler also facilitated Harrington's acclaimed 1981 screen debut in The Dark End of the Street, when he recommended her to the film's director Jan Egleson.
Previously seen as the character Mrs. Johnson in the cult classic 1984 film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, she went on to play a prominent role in the 1986 film Maximum Overdrive, written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King, in which she played the love interest to Emilio Estevez's character.
[5] Harrington had a supporting role in the 1997 film The Devil's Advocate, alongside Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino.
[7] However, the finished film, released eight years later as The King's Daughter, included only Berman and Schamus as credited writers.