Murray was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Raised in nearby Fair Lawn, she graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy.[3]
She made her Broadway debut in the 1976 Broadway revival of musical The Robber Bridegroom.[1] She later performed in Broadway production of Grease, I Love My Wife, Play Me a Country Song, Coastal Disturbances, Into the Woods, Footloose, Hands on a Hardbody, Cabaret and Three Tall Women. Her most notable role was in the 1982 musical, Little Me receiving Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.[1] She was in the original production of A... My Name Is Alice on Off-Broadway in 1983.[4] In 1991 she received Drama-Logue Award for performance in The Most Happy Fella.[5] She is a faculty member of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[6]
On television, Murray played Becky Lee Abbott in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live on regular basis from August 1979 until May 1985. Murray later made several guest appearances in 1986, 1988, 1996, 1998 and from November 15 to 19, 2001.[7] She made guest-starring appearances in television series such as Kate & Allie, Matlock, Civil Wars, Melrose Place, Murder, She Wrote, Murphy Brown, The Drew Carey Show, Jack & Bobby, Cold Case, Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Nip/Tuck. Murray had recurring roles on L.A. Law and Quantum Leap.
In film, Murray appeared in Poison Ivy (1992), Born Yesterday (1993), Junior (1994), Evolver (1995), DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003), and Face 2 Face (2016).