Briefly worked as a Beverly Hills real estate agent.
Has two daughters Georgianna and Benita.
Her first acting job, at the age of four, was with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater. She later had a prolific career on radio, being heard, among others, on "March of Time", "Cavalcade of America" and "The Jimmy Durante Show". In addition to her work on various TV series, she was also frequently seen in commercials.
On radio from age 4, she found TV comedy to be her medium, drawing laughs alone with her short stature, feisty demeanor and unmistakable rasp. In 1985, she replaced Selma Diamond as the deadpan bailiff on the hit sitcom "Night Court" (1984). Diamond, who also had a crackling nasal voice that induced chuckles, had died of lung cancer. Ironically, Florence, also a heavy smoker, died less than a year later of the same disease, after only one season on the show.
Sister of Billy Halop.