With extensive repertory experience, she has recently put out a memoir
entitled "The Knife Thrower's Assistant" in which she recalls her vast,
often quirky career experiences.
Graduated from Classen High School, Oklahoma City, OK. Class of 1951.
She was awarded the 1979 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "The Vienna Notes," was performed in a NTFN production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Restored a 1911 Catholic Church on Swiss Avenue in Dallas and made it her home after selling her 1903 LA mansion to Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea in 2008.