1972 graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
Her three children are Henry (b. 2/22/85) and twins Roxanne
and Joseph (b. 1/3/91).
Earned a total of four Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe
nominations for playing Tim Allen's wife on Home Improvement (1991).
Father was a career US Navy man and she lived all over growing up.
1968 graduate of the prestigious Hockaday School For Girls-Dallas,
TX.
Understudied the part of young "Gypsy Rose Lee" in Angela Lansbury's production
of "Gypsy" on Broadway. Played a number of different small roles in the
show.
Was nominated for an Independent Spirit nomination for her first starring film role in
Ulee's Gold (1997) in 1997.
Around the time she began her career in television she sidetracked with commercial work appearing in ads for brands like Wendy's, Lipton, Chef Saluto Pizza, Jell-O, and Kraft Foods.
Is the third of four girls. Her sisters are Ann, Lynn and Cathy.
A former classmate of playwright Beth Henley, Richardson appeared in the 1984 off-Broadway production of Henley's play, "The Miss Firecracker Contest", which starred Holly Hunter.