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• Worked for several years United Cerebral Palsy, an organization founded by grandmother, Nina Eaton.
• Began acting career at age 25 after studying clinical psychology at the master's level.
• Despite never having auditioned before, won a role for the comedy film Unconditional Love; beating out over five hundred other auditioners.
• Became the first female dwarf to be cast as a recurring character in an American prime-time television series.
• A strong advocate of animal rights, and frequently attends functions and fundraisers like the 2008 benefit supporting California's Prop 2, which created new standards for the confinement of farm animals.