The truth of the matter is I stayed in L.A. raising my children, and when they went to college, I packed my bags along with them and came to New York and looked for parts in the theatre, because that's always what I preferred doing.

Toklas Patti Smith Brenda Vaccaro and Indira Gandhi. She also appeared in the 1993 television adaptation of Gypsy starring Bette Midler. from Turkey to escape the Armenian Genocide.

She has appeared in films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding on stage in productions such as My Favorite Year Fiddler on the Roof and Candide and in the television series SCTV.