Born Patricia Betsy Hrunek in East Chicago, Indiana, she studied drama at the Goodman School of Drama (now DePaul University) and launched a career across stage, film, and television. Television work began with the 1951 soap Miss Susan, and she soon became known as the “Today Girl” on the Today show and as a panelist on I’ve Got a Secret from 1958 until its 1967 finale, a role she never reprised.…
