BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1983)

Sister of Dann Gershon.

The look of Electra Ovilo, a character from Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira (2001) is based on her.

Has a medieval axe tattooed on her right shoulder.

Her favorite movies that she`s been in are Bound (1996) and The Player (1992).

Cousin of Alan Elliott.

Niece of Jack Elliott.

The look of Electra Ovilo, a character from Kaubôi bibappu: Tengoku no tobira (2001) is based on her.

Her last name was misspelled as "Gersohn" on her birth certificate.

She graduated Beverly Hills High School in 1980. While there, she starred in a production of "The Music Man".

Attended Beverly Hills High School; the same school as Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, Rhonda Fleming, Jackie Cooper, Rob Reiner, Bahar Soomekh, Antonio Sabato Jr., Pauly Shore, Michael Tolkin, Betty White, Corbin Bernsen, Elizabeth Daily, Albert Brooks, and Crispin Glover.

Co-wrote songs with Linda Perry for Prey for Rock & Roll (2003).

Recently said that she would love to run Playboy Magazine. She had offered to do a pictoral for them, but was disappointed with how Playboy wanted her to pose and withdrew her offer. When asked what she`d like to see done differently, she said that the magazine should return to a "hip 70s style".

Sister of Tracy Gershon, who is a judge on "Nashville Star" (2003) on the USA Network.

Actress Helen Slater is one of her friends; she helped her found The Naked Angels.

Was born on the same day as actor Vincent Perez.

Recently sang with ex-Guns N` Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum at the Sundance Festival (Jan 21st 2003).

Appeared in the 1984 video for Hello Again by The Cars.

Before transferring to NYU, she attended Emerson College in Boston, alma mater of Henry Winkler and Jay Leno.

Played Lenny Kravitz`s girlfriend in his video for "Again". [2001]

Attended high school with Lenny Kravitz.

She is the youngest of 5 children.

Her ethnic background is French, Russian, and Dutch.

When she was a little girl, she almost drowned looking for starfish on the beach.

She is a founding member of the New York based theatre group, Naked Angels.

BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1983).

Was a California Valley Girl, moved to New York and tried to change her image.

Declined to recreate the Sharon Stone leg crossing scene for director Paul Verhoeven in the movie Showgirls (1995).