Born 28 January 1950 in Yst Chicago, Indiana, USA.
Graduated from the University of Chicago in 1973 with a degree in Slavic and Lithuanian language, and later studied Baltic theatre arts at Southern Illinois University. In 1975 she won the University Prize for the best supporting actress in a one-act play. In 1976, she was assistant director in the English-language university production of A. Škėma's play Ataraxia. She played the supporting role of the Duchess's maid in the drama Skirgaila. From 1976 to 1995 he worked for the Lithuanian sections of Radio Liberty and Free Europe in New York and Munich. Writes in Lithuanian and occasionally in English.