ɐ tɹˈeɪnd ˈæktɹəs, ʃiː pɚfˈɔːɹmd ˈɔfbɹˈɔːdweɪ fɔːɹ fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz, tˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə kˈʌntɹi ænd ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ˌɔn stˈeɪdʒᵻz nˈeɪʃənwˌaɪd æz ɐ kˈæst mˈɛmbɚ wɪððə hˈɪt plˈeɪ plætˈɑːnoʊz ænd kˈɑːlɑːɹd ɡɹˈiːnz.
A trained actress, she performed off-Broadway for five years, touring the country and appearing on stages nationwide as a cast member with the hit play Platanos & Collard Greens.