Born in Havana and first working as an accountant, she escaped Cuba’s political turmoil in 1960, settled in New York, learned English through commercial work and soon transitioned to film, debuting with The Man from O.R.G.Y. in 1970. She became recognizable for portraying ditzy blondes, most famously as the prostitute Rose in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and as Carmela in The Last Americ…
