Best remembered by the public for her role as "Cinnamon Carter" on "Mission: Impossible" (1966).
Born in a car en route to the maternity hospital in Chicago.
Lifetime Member of the prestigious Actors Studio.
Mother of Juliet Landau and Susan Landau Finch
Mother-in-law of Roy Finch.
Presented with the California Lottery's "Hero in Education" Award by actor Kurtwood Smith on "The Big Spin" show on December 18, 2004. The award was for creating an all-volunteer literacy program called "Bookpals" twelve years ago that has now expanded to 21 cities, where over 100,000 children are currently read to each week.
Studied dance under Martha Graham and worked as a fashion model after moving to New York City.
The first actress in the history of television to be awarded three consecutive Emmy Awards (1967, 1968, 1969).
Took classes with Lee Strasberg at The Actor's Studio, where she met her future husband, Martin Landau. The couple married in 1957 and eventually relocated to Los Angeles.