Born in Falmouth, Kentucky, Broderick was raised in Huntington Beach, California. After graduating high school early at age 16, she went on to study the craft of acting at the famed American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. Upon graduating from the Academy's rigorous training program at 18, she moved to New York and began her professional acting career.

Broderick made her motion picture debut in 1988 as the sexy neighbor who seduces a young, innocent Jonathan Silverman in "Stealing Home," which starred Jodie Foster and Mark Harmon. She has also appeared in "Bonfire of the Vanities," American Playhouse's "1000 Pieces of Gold," "Shadowhunter," "French Exit" and "Man of the Year." Most recently, she appeared in Columbia's "Fools Rush In," which stars Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek.

Broderick recently starred in the television series, "The Five Mrs. Buchanans," which also starred Judith Ivey. She was a series regular on "Hearts Afire" and "Glory Days," where she played a straight-shooting newspaper editor opposite Brad Pitt. She also guest starred on such television series as "Northern Exposure," "Murphy Brown," "Married . . . With Children," "Mancuso: FBI," "Tales From the Darkside" and many others.

She starred with Jane Seymour and Parker Stevenson in the television movie, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," as well as "Into the Deep Woods," directed by Arthur Hill. She was seen in the telefilm, "Justice in a Small Town," and most recently in "Maternal Instincts," opposite Delta Burke.

Amidst her ongoing film and television work, Broderick continues to return to her first love, the theater. A strong believer in sustaining and supporting theater in Los Angeles, she has appeared in "Carnal Knowledge," "Triplets in Uniform" and "Zastrozzi, the Master of Discipline," which she also co-produced. In New York and at regional theater companies across the country, she has starred in "The Mousetrap," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Company," "Talking With," "The Lion in Winter," "Steambath" and "Tiger at the Gates"; as well as off-Broadway productions of "Murder at the Rutherford House" and "Elizabeth Rex: The Musical."

Broderick and her writing partner, Dennis Bailey, have recently completed a screenplay, "Woodrow's Trumpet." Her works as a writer also include "A Cup of Joe," as well as "Wonderland" and "Literatti," with Bailey. During the hiatus, Broderick and Bailey presented a staged reading of their screenplay, "Three for the Money," a comedy starring Broderick, Judith Ivey and Jean Smart, which she is currently preparing to produce through her company, Regardless Films. In addition, as an experienced director in a variety of media, she recently guided a half-hour pilot presentation, "Trio," for Warner Bros. Television.

On the personal side, Broderick has been active in the battle against AIDS since 1984. She is proud to be a founding director of Momentum, one of the first organizations in New York established to assist people with AIDS. Today, she continues the fight on every level, from education and awareness to fundraising and care-giving. Broderick was also a founding member of the Celebrity Action Council of the City Light Women's Rehabilitation Program at the Los Angeles Mission, which provides hands-on service to homeless women, and helps them to overcome substance abuse and learn job skills to help them reclaim their lives and families.

Vital Statistics

BIRTHPLACE: Falmouth, KY
BIRTHDATE: Feb. 24
HEIGHT: 5'8"
HAIR: Blonde
EYES: Green

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