Bachelor of Arts from the Stanford University, 1976; one of fourty semi finalists in the "Journalist in Space Program" (cancelled following the Challenger tragedy); candidate from Illinois; in 1986 working for NBC News; later co-anchor or KTLA-TV News@Ten in Los Angeles; was assistant professor at the Annenberg School for Communication (University of Southern California). Now she is an actress, known for Der Sturm (2000), Wag the Dog - Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt (1997) and Pushing Daisies (2007).