The Academy-Award winning actress graduated with her bachelor's in drama from Boston University and as a Mensa member, she is considered to have an IQ score "within the upper two percent of the general population."

In 2009, she received an honorary doctorate from Bates College for her work through the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, a non-profit research organization focused on analyzing gender representation in the media industry.

She's currently starring in Fox's "The Exorcist" series, which is slated for a September 2016 premiere.