Born into a theatrical family in London, she moved to Los Angeles after her parents' divorce and pursued acting on stage, debuting on Broadway in 1951 as an usher in a revival of Elmer Rice's Dream Girl. Early roles included revivals of Robert E. Sherwood plays and a new S.N. Behrman piece alongside her mother, leading to a Theatre World Award in 1956 for portraying Bonnie Dee Ponder in the adapta…
