Birthday: Nov. 4, 1950.
Birthplace: Palo Alto, Calif.
Current home: Toluca Lake, Calif.
Occupation: Actress.
Marital status: Married for seven years to Michael Ross.
Child: Kate, 2.
Car: A beige 1972 Mercedes 280SL.
Working on: ”Night Court,” Wednesdays on NBC-TV.
The last good movie I saw was: ”The Accidental Tourist.”
I stay home to watch: ”Sesame Street.”
The book I`ve been recommending lately is: ”The Magic Years,” by Selma Freiberg, about child-rearing.
Favorite performer: Derek Jacobi. His performance in ”Cyrano de Bergerac” was the single best thing I`ve ever seen in my life.
Nobody knows: How angry I am. People don`t see it because I always try to be so nice.
I`d give anything to meet: Princess Di. I love her. When I was 8, I waited outside Buckingham Palace for the Queen. I was sure she`d come out and invite me in for tea. That`s how I feel about royalty. I`m not particularly proud of it, but there you are.
The worst part of my job is: The sameness of it. I`ve been playing the same character for four years now. How many times can you get angry at John Larroquette?
My fantasy is: I`m living in Connecticut, I do two really good movies a year that I`m in charge of, and the rest of the time, I`m home.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me was: ”Don`t carry a shopping bag with one store`s name on it into another store; it will hurt their feelings.” If I could change one thing about myself, I would: Laugh more easily.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: ”Nice.” I`m not too happy about it.
My most irrational act: Swimming across the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., in the middle of winter because my friend was depressed. I didn`t know at the time it was the second most polluted river in the country.
Three words that best describe me: Angry, sensitive and truth-seeking.
