Overview

• She began her career on Broadway in the late 1970s, earning Obie Awards before transitioning to television roles.
• She won a Primetime Emmy in 1992 for her portrayal of hypochondriac Eve on Northern Exposure.
• Her versatile screen work included recurring turns on Desperate Housewives, Young Sheldon and Dead to Me among dozens of other television appearances.
• Her final on-screen roles came in the Apple TV+ series Echo3 (2022) and the feature film The 8th Day, released in March 2025.
• She is survived by husband Joseph Kell and daughter Alice Richards, who both paid heartfelt tribute to her legacy.