BIO

Heidi is a Writer, Producer, Actress, Entrepreneur, and Community Leader. She received a B. F. A. from the USC Theater/Cinema School, where she studied with notable artists such as Anna Deveare Smith and Frank Condon.

She has performed in theater in both Los Angeles and New York, including co-staring with Judith Ivy and Greg Germann in The Rimers of Eldritch, directed by Lanford Wilson at La Mama Theater Club, Spring Awakening, directed by Michael Arabian at The Odyssey Theater, and Whores! at The Hollywood Actors Theater, for which she received the H.A.T. award for Best Actress.

On TV, Heidi was in a series regular on the CBS show "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman", and has a lengthy list of credits in cinema and television. Heidi most recently completed a leading role in the Netflix pilot "Discord and Harmony" as "Deb" the pill popping ex-stripper mother from hell.

A passionate Entrepreneur and Community Leader, Heidi started a company known as "The Box Girls" that put conversation starter/ice breaker games on the map. A large portion of the profits from the sales of over 35 Box Girl products was donated to charities close to her heart. Heidi sold “The Box Girls" in 2012 to the "Melissa and Doug" toy company so that she could resume her acting, writing, and producing career.

Heidi ’s feature screenplay “The Mary Jane Girls” has received several top honors at Film Festivals including:

1st Place Award for Best Screenplay - Drama - The WorldFest Houston International Film Festival
Top Ten Finalist Scriptapalooza
Women In Cinema - 2nd Place Best Screenplay
The Austin Revolution Indie Film Festival - Top 10 Finalist

Heidi has also served on the boards of charitable organizations including P.S. Arts, Vista Del Mar Children's Services, and The Jewish Federation. She is the recipient of numerous philanthropic awards including "The Ruby Award" for leadership and service to the Los Angeles community presented to her by Gloria Steinem.