Edwards began her career on daytime television. She portrayed
Hayley Benson on the daytime soap opera
Santa Barbara from 1986 to 1988. (
Julia Roberts had unsuccessfully auditioned for the role.) Edwards spent the following decade appearing in an episodes of television shows such as
21 Jump Street,
Quantum Leap,
L.A. Law, and
Murder, She Wrote, and B movies include
Relentless 3 and
Skeeter. She also was regular cast member in the comedy-drama series
Sons and Daughters in 1991. In 1997, Edwards starred alongside
Aaron Eckhart in the black comedy film
In the Company of Men, for which she received
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. She also starred in the drama series
Chicago Hope as Dr. Lisa Catera for two seasons from 1997 to 1999. In 1998, Edwards appeared as Jennifer Rogers in
Mike Nichols' comedy-drama film
Primary Colors, playing the lesbian lover of
Kathy Bates' character. She later co-starred in films
Black and White (1999),
The Bachelor (1999),
The Next Best Thing (2000), and
Driven (2001). She also starred opposite
Johnathon Schaech in the 1998 television movie
Houdini. As lead actress, she starred in
Four Dogs Playing Poker and
Mexico City in 2000. During the 2000s and 2010s, Edwards had many guest-starring roles in various television shows, including
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,
NCIS,
House,
Veronica Mars,
Criminal Minds,
Private Practice,
The Mentalist,
Hawaii Five-0,
Castle, ''
Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, and Shameless. She also had a recurring role in the series The Lying Game'' from 2011 to 2012. ==Filmography==