Was spotted by director Henry Hathaway while working as a receptionist in a Beverly Hills dental clinic, subsequently cast in a small role in Prince Valiant (1954). Briefly a starlet at 20th Century-Fox (1954) and MGM (1955-57).
Served for 15 years on the executive board of the UCLA Art Council.
She was married to Benjamin Bensinger III, heir to the Brunswick bowling fortune.
Studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.