At one time, she worked at a preschool daycare during the day and as a bartender at night. She would often joke that the two jobs were incredibly similar, quipping "Just make sure they don't kill each other and they always have a full bottle.".
Made her film debut playing a bartender in the drama "A Journey Through Pines." At the time of filming, she was actually employed as a bartender at the bar featured in the movie.
Has one child, a son named Christopher.
A lover of animals, she was employed as a veterinary technician for nearly ten years.