Her daughter, Amanda Mayo, was born in 1959. Amanda has a brother, Andrew Mayo.
Is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, California.
Performed in over 1,200 performances as Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific" over a three-year period and never missed a performance.
Was singing with Hal Kemp's band at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles in 1941 when she was spotted by a talent scout from Columbia Pictures.