It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater.

She was U. Rigby then turned her efforts to television working for 18 years as a commentator for ABC Sports and appearing in made-for-television movies. In 2012 Cathy Rigby appeared in American Girl's McKenna Shoots for The Stars as McKenna's gymnastics coach.