Moved to Los Angeles at age of five

Was in military as "civilian actress technician"

Made professional stage debut in "A Goose For the Gander"

Made New York cabaret debut at Le Ruban Bleu

Appeared as regular on first series, "The Red Buttons Show" (CBS)

Was regular on NBC's "Saturday Night Revue"

Broadway debut, "Catch a Star"

Appeared in the regular ensemble of "Caesar's Hour" (NBC)

Made appearances as a panelist on "Masquerade Party" (CBS)

Was a regular on "Keep Talking" (CBS 1958-1959, ABC 1959-1960)

Appeared as a panelist on CBS' "You're in the Picture"

Played Bunny Halper on "The Danny Thomas Show" (CBS)

Cast as the Wicked Stepmother in "Cinderella" (CBS)

Had memorable feature role in "With Six You Get Eggroll"

Played the landlady on the ABC sitcom "Getting Together"

TV-movie debut, "Second Chance" (ABC)

Cast as Adam Arkin's overprotective mother on teh short-lived CBS sitcom "Busting Loose"

Performed the title role in the acclaimed one-person play "Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein" in New York and on tour

Returned to series TV as foil to Ted Knight in the syndicated sitcom "The Ted Knight Show"

Did voices for animated series "Galaxy High" and "Foofur"

Cast as Suzanne Somers mother in the syndicated sitcom "She's the Sheriff"

Voiced the character of Ursula in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"

Played Falstaff in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC

Did character voices for the animated series "Disney's The Little Mermaid" (CBS)

Played title role in Washington, DC, production of "Volpone"

Starred in the original American Movie Classics (AMC) drama "The Royale"

Returned to Broadway as the Chorus in a revival of Sophocles' "Electra"

Had supporting role as a mountain woman in the Sundance-screened "Songcatcher"