 At age four, she became interested in acting and volunteered to be a soloist at a school production.She worked with the Yiddish Theater; though she did not know the Yiddish language, she memorized her lines phonetically.She also performed with the Toronto Jewish Theater (TJA), where she acted in "A Night of Stars" and was featured in an audiotape for "Lay Down Your Arms" with the Habonim Youth Choir, where she sang the lyrics in both English and Hebrew.