Was paralyzed from the neck down on June 25, 1980, when the sports car she was a passenger in
crashed head-on into a van, while doing a stunt on the set of The Cannonball Run (1981). She shares a birthday with Christopher Reeve who was also a quadriplegic.
Was once an actress, stuntwoman, model, and aspiring movie producer.
Founder, with Melanie Griffith, of the Follow-Your-Heart Foundation.