The character earned Harden considerable visibility and critical praise. Harden played the role of a loud-mouthed girlfriend of a gangster in the movie which went on to become a critical and commercial success.
Her breakout role came with the 1990 crime-drama ‘Miller’s Crossing’ directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. She made her big-screen debut with a small role in the lesser-known thriller ‘The Imagemaker’ in 1986.