Background
Pietz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the adopted daughter of Nancy, a nurse, and Arnold Pietz, a truck driver.
Pietz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the adopted daughter of Nancy, a nurse, and Arnold Pietz, a truck driver.
She attended The Milwaukee High School of the Arts and graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University.
She trained throughout her childhood in ballet and prepared to go professional, but eventually decided not to due to the low pay and shifted her focus elsewhere. Pietz played the role of Annie Spadaro in the National Broadcasting Company sitcom Caroline in the City, which aired from 1995 to 1999. She starred as Charlie (the sister of Rodney"s wife Trina) in the short-lived American Broadcasting Company sitcom Rodney, which debuted in 2004.
She played Franny Tolchuck, the mother of Justin Tolchuck, in Aliens in America in 2007-2008.
She played Meredith King, the mother of Chloe King, in The Nine Lives of Chloe King in 2011.