- Was considered for the role of "Clarice Starling" in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), but Jodie Foster, who went on to receive an Academy Award for her performance, was cast instead.
- Her leading role in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) was previously intended for Natalie Wood, who had unrealized plans to both produce and star in that film.
- Was a gymnast in high school.
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1977" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 29.
- Has a son, Tyler Quinlan Abbott (born October 17, 1990), with Bruce Abbott.
- Graduate of Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California where she was an accomplished diver.
- Stepmother of Dalton Abbott.
- Has twice played characters with the last name of Foley. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) and an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986).
- She has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant": American Graffiti (1973) and Apollo 13 (1995).
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