An American actress born in 1948, she gained prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She is best known for her role in the 1970 film "Zabriskie Point," directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Raised in a creative environment, her father was a landscape architect and her mother a dance therapist. She pursued a career in dance and expressive arts therapy after her brief acting career, co-founding the Tamalpa Institute, which focuses on movement-based healing arts.