Her 1st film credit was Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull in 1980, as Vicki LaMotta, a married woman of Robert DeNiro's lead character. Her performance won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Her more film credits use involved Soapdish, ''But I'm A Cheerleader, New Waterford Girl, Kindergarten Cop, and The Prince of Central Park. She likewise appeared paired Andrew Dice Clay in the short-lived CBS sitcom Bless This House'' (1995).