 Weems suffered from typecasting, in which people always identified her as "that cute girl on "Captain Kangaroo"", hindering her ability to get roles for movies and TV shows geared toward the adult age group.During her tenure on the show, Weems' only other role during this time was in the 1977 movie "Between the Lines", where she played a small role of "Annie One".Weems is believed to have suffered from anorexia and depression, shortly before her death, Weems was admitted to a residential treatment facility (The Country Place) in Connecticut.