She was the recipient of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Artist of the Year Award in 1999.
The Sparky Book (2006) was the winner of the Bill Boyle Award for Excellence in Screenwriting from Flicks International Film Festival, as well as a Golden Sheaf Award from Yorkton International Film Festival.
Other films she has directed include Rabbit Punch, Come Into My Parlour (a segment of movie Five Feminist Minutes), and Heart & Soul.
In acting, she has appeared in the television series Kids in the Hall, Random Passage, Above and Beyond, and Republic of Doyle and the films Cruceros, The Elf, No Apologies, Finding Mary March, Extraordinary Visitor, Secret Nation, and When Ponds Freeze Over.
On stage she has appeared in Copenhagen, Woyzek, Macbeth, Richard III, A Winter's Tale, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Occupation of Heather Rose, Later That Same Life, Chickens, Crime and Punishment, Uncle Vanya, and others.