An American actress who was born on December 22, 1927 in Appalachia, Virginia. She studied at Mills College, then participated in children's programs on radio in 1947. Her film debut was in When a Girl's Beautiful (1947). She starred in the movies Invasion U.S.A. (1952), Tall Man Riding (1955), and Seven Hills of Rome (1957). She died on August 11, 1973 in Hollywood, California.