An American actress who was born on September 13, 1912 in southern Paris. She is a graduate of the Leland Powers School of Theater in Boston, Massachusetts. She appeared on Broadway in 1954 in a comedic role then in several movies, including Bachelor in Paradise (1961), Mary Poppins (1964), and Escape to Witch Mountain (1975). She died on January 8, 1982 in Encino, California.