Cronin was born on October 10, 1939, to Frank and Elizabeth Lewis. She had a son, Christopher, and a daughter, Jennifer. Cronin worked thirty-five years of her career in theatre based in Chicago. In 1987, she won the
Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Hardcastle in
She Stoops to Conquer at the
Court Theatre. In 1980, she also appeared on
Broadway in
Passione. On October 26, 1992, Cronin died of
cancer at the age of 53 at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital. ==Filmography==