Trivia

She was nominated for a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in "The Shadow Box" at the Stage Center Company in Chicago, Illinois.

She was awarded a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Citation for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Company" at the Summer Comedy Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Cronin and her "Beethoven" (1992) co-star Bonnie Hunt both appeared in the same films as Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, and Steve Martin. Cronin appeared in "Hook" (1991) starring Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams; Bonnie Hunt made her film debut in the Dustin Hoffman movie Rain Man (1988) and worked with Robin Williams in Jumanji (1995). Cronin appeared in "A League of Their Own" (1992) starring Tom Hanks, who worked with Bonnie Hunt in The Green Mile (1999). Cronin appeared in HouseSitter (1992) starring Steve Martin, who worked with Bonnie Hunt in "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003) and its sequel "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2005).

She was nominated for a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Play for "Gemini" at the Apollo Theatre Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Cronin shared her October 10 birthday with her "Hook" co-star Amber Scott.

Cronin shared her October 10 birthday with Chris Penn, who appeared in Beethoven's 2nd (1993). Cronin and Penn were the first 2 actors who appeared in the 2 theatrically-released 'Beethoven' films (with roles credited in the opening credits) to pass away in real life: Cronin in 1992 and Penn in 2006.

She was nominated for a 1982 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role for "The Italian Straw Hat" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "What I Did Last Summer" at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Birthday Party" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

She appeared in one film selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant: A League of Their Own (1992), which was selected for preservation in 2012.