Heidi Burgiel started her acting career in small, family run productions in the mid eighties. Her first major role was that of a travel agent in Wanabaiaduk in 1987; she is perhaps best known for her performance in Borderlands: or, How Much for Just the Planet?, although her favorite role was that of Vel Eileen in Cinarak. After several years of obscurity, she has recently reappeared again in a variety of productions in both new genres and new media. Hippocratic Oath is her first major roll in a classic science fiction setting.