An American actress, born on October 24, 1931, in Duluth, Minnesota, USA, as Shirley Mae Melline. Throughout her ten-year career, she played a variety of supporting and extra roles. She is known for Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Pete and Gladys (1960), and The Bill Cosby Show (1970). She died at the age of 74 on October 30, 2005, in Los Angeles, California, USA.