Occupation: Actress.
Birthday: June 22, 1949.
Birthplace: Los Angeles.
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Divorced.
Children: Dorian, 11, and Alex, 7.
People confuse me with: When I was younger, it was Candice Bergen and Peggy Lipton.
Working on: “Nurses on the Line,” airing Tuesday on CBS-TV.
I stay home to watch: My children and I watch “Martin” occasionally.
The book I’ve been reading is: “Bless Me Ultima,” by Rudolfo A. Anaya.
Favorite performer: Bette Midler.
Prized possession: I collect primitive art from all over the world, and I have carpets from the Middle East, a saddlebag from Nigeria and beads from Tahiti.
Personal heroes: Anne Bancroft and Joanne Woodward.
I’ve never been able to: Stand roller coasters.
I’d give anything to meet: Rigoberta Menchu, the Guatemalan woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize, and Oliver Stone. I’m curious as to what makes them tick.
I hope I never have to: Outlive my children.
If I just had more time, I’d: Do more gardening and art projects at home. I like needlepoint, and I’d like to learn to play the piano and have other creative outlets.
I want to teach my children: The concept of oneness-that all things in creation are interconnected and interdependent.
A really great evening to me is: The kids and I cook dinner together and then hang out and play afterwards.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me was: “You can’t have everything you want.” It sabotages the concept that you can achieve everything.
The one thing I can’t stand is: Photographers taking pictures of my kids and me in our private moments.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: A recluse.
My most irrational act: Being born.
If I weren’t an actress, I’d be: A psychologist.
Three words that best describe me: Open, funny and caring.
