She helps run Adopt-A-Family to help the homeless.
She and her husband help build homes for poor families in Mexico.
The black and white photo featured in her office on Just Shoot Me! (1997) was taken
from her modeling days in Buffalo, NY.
Her paternal grandfather was Egyptian. Her other ancestry is English, German, and French.
Started her acting career on the stage in her home state after a brief
stint working for then-Congressman Jack Kemp in Washington, DC, and a
five-year stint as a fashion model in New York and Paris.
Supporter of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).