She left her role as "Tina Lord" on One Life to Live (1968) after a stalker became too familiar with her schedule and kept showing up at the set.
In 2004, she adopted a daughter Kylie Lyn Rodriguez (born 9 May 2004) with her husband Steve.
Is Celebrity Ambassador for City of Hope's "Walk of Hope Against Breast
Cancer" as well as several animal rights organizations.
Hobbies include cooking, gardening and working out. She is also an
ardent baseball fan and a regular columnist for Healthy Cooking
magazine, where she offers some of her own vegetarian recipes.
Worked for the City of Hope and various animal rescue organizations.
Studied at the University of Illinois.
Was a beauty pageant contestant and acted in regional theatre before being cast as an extra in Brian De Palma's 1978 horror film The Fury.