出生于圣路易斯。她父亲曾为联合国工作驻守与所罗门岛和斐济，所以她童年的时光大部分在南太平洋群岛中度过。之后她搬回了美国，在去好莱坞之前居住于密西根和维吉尼亚。在抵达好莱坞的头一年她曾拍摄过各种露骨角色。
Richard Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, to Mary Margaret (Walsh), a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle, an assistant postmaster. He is of German and Irish descent. Richard attended the University of Notre Dame, where he became heavily involved with the University Theatre. Appearing in such productions as "Luther", "Antigone", "Rhinoceros", "Romeo and Juliet", and "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying", he also took on the task of stage manager on many of these productions, and it was not unusual to find him helping to build the sets or manage the costumes during this period. Graduating with a B.A. (cum laude) in 1970, Richard traveled to Salzburg and Innsbruck to study German, a language in which he is fluent.
