Career
Richardson began as an understudy in Angela Lansbury's Broadway production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable, eventually playing several parts. With early roles in programs such as Double Trouble, The Equalizer, Quantum Leap, and Kate & Allie. She appeared in one episode of The Cosby Show in the third season. Richardson appeared in the films C.H.U.D. and You Better Watch Out before landing her breakout role in 1991 on Home Improvement after Frances Fisher tested poorly in the role of Jill Taylor. Richardson received four Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations in this role.
After Home Improvement, she appeared in several made-for-TV films and won an Independent Spirit nomination in 1997 for her first major theatrical film role in Ulee's Gold.
She also had a starring role in the Lifetime medical drama Strong Medicine, as Dr. Andy March-Campbell.
The final two seasons of The West Wing featured Richardson in a recurring role as Sheila Brooks, campaign director for Republican presidential candidate Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda).
Richardson also appeared in the first season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2010, she appeared in an NBC made for TV film, The Jensen Project, and in 2011, she appeared in the TV film Bringing Ashley Home. In 2011, she also finished taping the movie Beautiful Wave, and in 2011 filmed the movie Avarice.
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