An American actress, born in Oklahoma, United States. She graduated from Bellaire High School in Texas in 1958. She had been a cast member in Days of Our Lives since 1965. She left in 1973 and played the role of Stephanie Wilkins on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. She was then replaced by Louise Shaffer in early 1984. Among her credits are Soul Man (1986), A Night at the Roxbury (1998) and Hanging Up (2000).