She was born in China and raised in Haiti and the Washington, D.C., area. She lived in Manhattan for nearly 50 years. She met George Roy Hill while both were actors in a Shakespeare repertory company.
They married in 1951 and remained close even after they divorced in the 1970s.
She was described as the only actress to play Sally in "The Voice of the Turtle" in all three companies of the romantic comedy. IMDb Mini Biography By: The Associated Press
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