Canadian actress, born on January 23, 1919 in Alberta to a Jewish father of Ukrainian descent. In the pre-World War II period, she participated in some works during her stay in Winnipeg. But she stopped practicing her hobby to return after she was over fifty. She was married to Charles Bay in 1946 and they had a child, and they were separated only by his death in 2002. Among her most famous works are The Wedding Planner (2001), and Blue Velvet (1986). She passed away on September 15, 2011 in California at the age of 92.