- 1972 graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
- Her three children are Henry (b. 2/22/85) and twins Roxanne and Joseph (b. 1/3/91).
- Earned a total of four Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for playing Tim Allen's wife on Home Improvement (1991).
- Father was a career US Navy man and she lived all over growing up.
- 1968 graduate of the prestigious Hockaday School For Girls-Dallas, TX.
- Understudied the part of young "Gypsy Rose Lee" in Angela Lansbury's production of "Gypsy" on Broadway. Played a number of different small roles in the show.
- Was nominated for an Independent Spirit nomination for her first starring film role in Ulee's Gold (1997) in 1997.
- Around the time she began her career in television she sidetracked with commercial work appearing in ads for brands like Wendy's, Lipton, Chef Saluto Pizza, Jell-O, and Kraft Foods.
- Is the third of four girls. Her sisters are Ann, Lynn and Cathy.
- She is a registered Democrat and over time has supported Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
- A former classmate of playwright Beth Henley, Richardson appeared in the 1984 off-Broadway production of Henley's play, "The Miss Firecracker Contest", which starred Holly Hunter.
- Her parents are Lawrence and Elizabeth.
- Mentioned in The 2,000-Year-Old Virgin (2014).
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