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Attempted suicide by stabbing herself in the abdomen on 21 July 1955 at her Hollywood apartment, after being told by her fiancé (a Universal bit player) that he would not marry her until he was financially secure.

Brunette leading lady, on screen from 1945 to 1961. Worked as a welder in a shipyard during the war years, then as a department store clerk. In show business first with the Follies Bergere in San Francisco, subsequently at Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe. Signed by 20th Century Fox in 1945 and mentored by Ida Lupino, who helped her get a co-starring role opposite Kirk Douglas in The Big Trees (1952). Joined Warner Brothers and had second leads in The Winning Team (1952) and April in Paris (1952), and appeared as guest in episodic television, primarily in anthology drama.

She was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA.

She was a lifelong liberal Democrat.