She is an American television and film actress.
Born on March 5, 1959 in New York City, Balsam is the daughter of Martin and Joyce Van Patten.
With ancestors that include Russian Jewish, Italian, Dutch, and English, she has a diverse background.
She is the niece of actor and director Tim Van Patten.
Her cousin is also an actress.
Balsam appeared in several TV shows such as Dallas, Taxi, Hill Street Blues, Family Ties, and The Larry Sanders Show.
She played leading roles in the films In the Mood and Crawlspace.
She has also starred in numerous made-for-television movies.
During the 1990s and 2000s, Balsam made guest appearances on The Cake Eaters.
She had recurring roles on the AMC period drama series Mad Men and Homeland in 2012.
She starred in the TV series Divorce from 2016 to 2019.
She will be very sensitive and will ponder for hours over someone else's comment.
She will be very emotional and sentimental and on account of this, she may take many impractical decisions.
She will be more imaginative and will be progressive in her manner of thinking.
She will be hard from the outside like a crab but will be very gentle underneath.
She will be sincere towards her duties and will be respectful to her elders and teachers.
She will be fond of water, lakes, waterfalls, gardens and greenery.
She will be naturally interested in singing and will be fond of listening to music.
She will have an unstable mind but she will be endowed with some intuitive insight.
She will be very attached to her family, specially with her mother. She will be loyal to her dear ones.
She will fear insult, and will protect herself from the outside so that her sensitivity is not hurt.
In some circumstances she will give the impression of great strength and confidence but at times, she will be as agitated and helpless as a child.
She will be fond of sweet food.
She will be fond of travelling, she will love her motherland, but inspite of this she may travel and migrate.
She may give the impression of being open and frank, whereas in reality she may not be so and may conceal many things from others.
She will be attracted towards males but will not express her feelings.
The following bad habits may be present in some degree or others: impatience, changeability, hyper-sensitiveness, indolence, selfishness and short-temper.