Anecdotes

Has said in interviews that she sometimes wears tinted contacts when filming because her natural eye color can come across as "a character trait all its own.".

Was replaced with Sharon Gless on Cagney et Lacey (1981) after six episodes. CBS reportedly wanted somebody more "feminine".

Had a relationship with Ron Starr, they had a son named Christopher Starr. She and son Christopher starred together in Osterman Weekend (1983) directed by Sam Peckinpah, who directed Ron in Coups de feu dans la Sierra (1962).

Has worked extensively in the theatre since studying with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Her stage credits include "King Lear", "Barabbas", "Three Sisters" and "Extremities", among others.

Stated that she based her character Evil-Lyn in Les Maîtres de l'Univers (1987) on that of William Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth. In the beginning of the film, she is a pantomime villainess but obviously deeply in love with Skeletor. As the story line progresses, she gradually comes to realize that he does not truly care for her and she finally abandons him to his fate, her withdrawal of her forces leading to his eventual defeat. In her opinion, the character progresses from out-and-out evildoer to scorned woman to tragic heroine.

Daughter of David Wilson Foster (1924-1986) and Nancy Isobel Adamson (1923-2006).