She has starred in several major Hollywood films, particularly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987), "Biloxi Blues" (1988), "Big Top Pee-wee" (1988), "The Freshman" (1990), "Awakenings" (1990), "Kindergarten Cop" (1990), "Other People's Money" (1991), "Year of the Comet" (1992), and "Carlito's Way" (1993), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination.