After college she spent a year in Hawaii, then to Oregon where she met future Fridays cast member and future husband Mark Blankfield at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Her first job was in New York City, New York, teaching speech to policemen and firemen at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
She was a member of the Low Moan Spectacular comedy troupe.
She attended three colleges: San Jose State College, Stanford University (where she earned a master's degree in drama and literature) and the American Conservatory Theatre.
In 1980, she developed strong comedic recurring characters such as the "Creative Palm Reader" as well as adding her talents to comedy sketches on many levels.