Her mother, then Sandy Hilton, co-hosted a talk show in Savannah, Georgia in the 1970s, entitled 3 for the Show. She was a trained actress, as well, and studied under Lee Strasberg.
Her father, Allen Goldstein, wrote for the TV show "Happy Days".
She is the cousin of Arthur Silver, producer of Get Carter, "Married with Children", "Laverne & Shirley" and several other films & television programs.
She created a solo show based on her appearance on the twin edition of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", in which she and her twin were eliminated despite giving a correct answer.