Biografia

She met her husband when he guest-starred on Quattro donne in carriera (1986). Delta Burke arranged for the two to meet.

She married Richard Gilliland in the rose garden of her Quattro donne in carriera (1986) co-star Dixie Carter.

Gave birth to her first child at age 38, a son Connor Douglas Gilliland on October 25, 1989. Child's father is her late husband, Richard Gilliland.

Became a mother for the second time, at age 57, when she adopted her son, Forrest Gilliland (born July 2008) in May 2009. Child's father is her late husband, Richard Gilliland.

In 1991, she departed from Quattro donne in carriera (1986) to pursue other projects and to focus on her family.

I think that people get to a certain point in their life and they think that nothing can change.

We all fantasize about a relationship we'd like to do over or something we'd like to change about our past. I think there are a lot more opportunities for second chances in our lives than we think.

You know as far as diet goes, for a while I was really obsessed with counting fat grams along with the rest of the world.

Lately, I just let myself eat it more because I think, 'Oh, my God, a piece of cheese tastes so good'. I think it's your body telling you something.

I quit smoking the day I found out I was pregnant, which was nine years ago. But I'll still smoke in a movie. I have other vices, you know, like potato chips and chardonnay - but not together.