Attended high school and graduated from The Annie Wright School in Tacoma, Washington.
Co-founder, with Carol Eve Rossen and Sandy Kenyon, of "Theatre West", an internationally acclaimed non-profit arts organization in Hollywood, in 1962.
Godmother of Jeff Bridges.
Received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 23, 2003.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6706 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under Sanford Meisner.