She was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a
Principal Role in a Play for "The Real Thing" at the Northlight Theatre, then in Evanston, IL.
She was nominated for a 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Pericles" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Her play, "Voice of Good Hope," at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2000 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.
She was nominated for a 2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Solo Performance for the play, "Underneath the Lintel" at the First Folio Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
She was nominated for a 2019 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for New Play for "The Safe House" at the City Lit Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois.