Among her earliest American television appearances were roles in "The Facts of Life" (as a cousin of Jo Polniaczek in Episode 23 of Season 3 that was intended as a backdoor pilot for a proposed spin-off) in 1982, and in the short-lived series "Domestic Life" as Martin Mull's character's daughter in 1984. She appeared in two TV movies, "Sin of Innocence" and "Shattered ... If Your Kid's On Drugs" (both 1986). In 1993–94, she was part of the ensemble in the CBS television series "Second Chances". Since 2000, she has appeared on "Law & Order", "ER", "The X-Files", ', ', "Cold Case", and "Lie to Me", among others. She has appeared in the Canadian television series, "Heartland", for several episodes as Ty Borden's mother. She has also regularly directed "Heartland"