Career
On television, she is best known for her role as Jolene Hunnicutt in the Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom Alice (1981-1985). Weston began her career on stage, making her Broadway debut in 1979. After recurring role on the American Broadcasting Company daytime soap opera, Ryan"s Hope, she joined the cast of the Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom Alice as Jolene Hunnicutt.
The series ended in 1985.
Weston later said that her role in the Alice hindered her film career. Although she had initially rejected the role, she admitted that "the money became so phenomenal that I just had to do lieutenant" In later years, Weston acted in the independent films and stage productions.
She also received her Tony Award nomination for her performance in comedy play The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997). Weston had many supporting roles in films during her career.
In 2000s, she had guest starring roles on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Frasier and Desperate Housewives.
From 2010 to 2011 she co-starred alongside Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard in the TNT comedy-drama, Memphis Beat. She later had the recurring roles on Modern Family and American Horror Story: Freak Show. Weston was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
She is a graduate of Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.