She is best known as Cousin Geri on the NBC sitcom, "The Facts of Life." She was the first person with a disability to have a regular role on a prime time series. After her ground breaking role on "Facts of Life" she has appeared on such shows as "The Great Space Coaster", the Emmy award winning movie "Two of a Kind", "Sesame Street", "21 Jump Street", "Young and the Restless", "Strong Medicine" and the HBO hit series, "Deadwood." Geri, is one of the featured speakers at the CA Women's Conference, "Women in Comedy."