Born in Meadville Philadelphia in 1958 this lady is a 3 times married actress and producer and

former Mc Donalds Counter Girl.

She attended the university of Pennsylvania where she graduated with qualifications in creative writing and fine arts ,However shortly after leaving university her success in a beauty pageant

led to a career as a model Working for names such as Revlon, Coca Cola and Clairol.

However through a friend she made her movie debut in 1980 with a non speaking part in

Woody Allens stardust memories.

Through the 1980s, She struggled as an actress appearing as a stereotypical blonde in mostly forgettable roles: in Wes Craven's Deadly Blessing (1981); as a down-and-out waitress turned petulant movie star in The Movie Irreconcilable Differences (1984);

Her other early movie credits include Claire Mattson (Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol) , Cassie Bascombe (Calender Girl Murders) And finally as Patrice Dellaplane in the movie Action Jackson

However in 1990 her big break came playing the role of Lori in a very successful sci fi movie

Other less successful roles she has played are Serena Black (where Sleeping dogs Lie) , Laurel Hedare (Catwoman) & Carly Norris (Sliver)

May Munro (The Specialist) She also provided the voice of Princess Bala in the Dreamworks Debut Movie Ants

In 1996 she formed her own production company called Chaos and went on to star in further movie roles such as : - Ginger McKenna (Casino) , Gwen Dillon (the Mighty) & The Lady (The Quick & The Dead)

Lastly her most famous role to date has got to be the famous leg crossing scene from the movie basic instinct in which she plays the psychotic and over sexed crime writer Catherine Tramell