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Occupation: Actress.

Birthday: Dec. 22, 1968.

Birthplace: Chicago.

Current home: Los Angeles.

Marital status: Single.

Car: A 1989 white BMW convertible.

Working on: Playing Cricket on ”The Young and the Restless.”

I stay home to watch: One of the other soaps. I like to watch the younger group and catch the other story lines. And I make it a point to see ”Knots Landing.”

The book I`ve been reading is: Julia Phillips` ”You`ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again.” It was the thing to read.

Favorite pigout food: I used to live on cheese and crackers. Now I drink tons of water and eat salads. And I`ve been working out with weights. I want arms like Linda Hamilton`s. I`ve lost 10 pounds, and because my character has been dancing, my proportions have changed. I lost all my baby fat.

Favorite performer: Meryl Streep. She`s always acting, even when she`s in the background.

Every New Year`s I resolve: The situations that have been bothering me. I do it right after Christmas vacation.

Nobody knows I`m: Funny. Cricket is so serious.

I wish I could stop: Pollution in L.A.

I`d give anything to meet: Billy Crystal. I`m not into sex symbols. To me, a sense of humor is everything.

The one thing I can`t stand is: When you have to get somewhere, and you`re stuck in traffic, and there`s nothing you can do about it.

People who knew me in high school thought I was: Just the same person. Even after I started working on show and taping in L.A., I refused to talk about it at school. I didn`t want to be a big deal.

I knew I was a grownup when I: Started to drive.

My friends like me because: Even if I`m in a bad mood, they never know it.

Behind my back, they say: ”Gee, she has a lot of clothes.”

If I couldn`t be an actress, I`d be: In college.

When people first meet me, they say: ”You sound just like Cricket.”

Three words that best describe me: Driven, spontaneous and happy.