First husband, an Italian singer named Sandy Scott, introduced her to Bert Lahr and she won a role as a dancer in his off-Broadway show "Burlesque".
Got her start on Broadway in 1948 via the chorus line of Bert Lahr's "Burlesque". Soon was in demand as a model and wound up as Dagmar's replacement on TV's "Broadway Open House" (1950). Also appeared on Bob Hope's early show originating from New York and "The George Gobel Show" (1954).
Measurements: 36-26-36 - as the glamorous "Trick-Shot Golfer" and pin-up (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Picked cotton until she ran away from home at age 13.
She has three children from her previous marriage - Melinda, Brandon James, and Jade Austin.
She is grandmother of Ashley, Melinda's daughter.
She left home at the age of 13 after a disagreement with her parents (she disliked her stepfather) to pursue her career.
Survived by daughters Melinda Belli and Kellee Jade Campo, and her three grandchildren.
Three times married.
Understandably proud of her natural busty figure. "They're about a 38D or Double D these days," she says. (As quoted in Celebrity Sleuth magazine.)
Vanished from public view to raise a family in Arizona, but over the last 20 years had parlayed her claimed associations with Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and the Kennedys into recurrent appearances on television exposés.
While on tour with golfer Jack Redmond, she would perform stunts such as hitting a ball out of a man's mouth.