Well known casting director and producer for film, television and theatre, with over 100 movie credits to her name.
She is the daughter of Anna Mae (Sweeny) and Leonard Joseph Lawton. Her ancestry includes Irish, English, and smaller amounts of Dutch, Scottish, and German.
Shares a birthday with her youngest son, Ryan Slater.
Grandmother of Jaden Christopher Haddon-Slater and Eliana Sophia Haddon-Slater.