ian ▁from ▁a ▁Co ptic ▁Christian ▁family ; ▁and ▁her ▁other ▁ancest ry ▁is ▁French , ▁German , ▁and ▁English . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Williams ville ▁South ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Wes ley an ▁University ▁in ▁Del aware , ▁Ohio , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Mal ick ▁began ▁fashion ▁model ing ▁for ▁the ▁Wilhelm ina ▁model ing ▁ag ency . ▁She ▁left ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Republican ▁Congress man ▁Jack ▁K emp . ▁She ▁soon ▁left ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁stage ▁and ▁screen . ▁She ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁actress ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁A ▁Little ▁Sex . ▁In ▁same ▁year , ▁Mal ick ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁D iane ▁Ch amb ers ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁sit com ▁Cheers , ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁part . ▁She ▁later ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁in ▁ABC ▁medical ▁drama ▁series ▁Tra uma ▁Center . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁a ▁single ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Mal ick ▁guest ▁star red ▁as ▁Ce cile ' s ▁hen ch w oman ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 5 5 9 th ▁episode ▁of ▁Another ▁World . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Mal ick ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁television ▁com ed ies . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁on ▁Kate ▁& ▁All ie ▁as