She wasn't talked about in an "America's sweetheart" kind of way, and the paparazzi didn't stalk her like they did Roberts, but man people raved and raved about her performance in Cape Fear, to the point where she was overexposed.Quoting soitgoes... (view post)
And yeah, people did know who she was. Like everyone else in her position, she appeared on everything from Arsenio Hall to Letterman to Regis.