 She is known for portraying the attorney Emily Resnick on the CBS television series "Family Law" (in which she was the first female with dwarfism to fill a regular role in an American prime time series), for her recurring role as Bethany Horowitz on the ABC series "Boston Legal", and for her lead role as Matilda "Matty" Webber on the CBS series "MacGyver".Eaton was born on Long Island, New York, to a clinical social worker mother and an administrative law judge father.She attended Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where she was an active member of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority; she graduated in 1996 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, minoring in theater.