In May of 2004, she donated the $100,000 she won on Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003) to her favorite charity, Alley Cat Allies, an organization that rescues cats and promotes spaying/neutering.
Began her show-business career with modern dance classes at the age of 7.
As a child, she performed both on and off-Broadway.
Studied theater at Northwestern University.
After attending college, she moved back to Los Angeles and began performing comedy at local clubs and theaters before landing a position as a regular on the series Mad TV (1995).