- In October 1975 a man broke into her house, tied up her husband--a wealthy businessman--and kidnapped her, leaving a ransom note demanding $300,000. He stuffed her into the trunk of a car, but her husband broke his bonds and called police, who caught the kidnapper a half-hour later. She was released unharmed. A friend of the couple was arrested for the kidnapping.
- Her mother, Alice Polk, was a descendant of former US President James K. Polk.
- A runner-up in the Miss USA pageant.
- As of 2007, was living in Las Vegas, NV.
- Had her own internationally syndicated newspaper column, "Real to Reel", in the 1980s.
- Studied journalism at the University of California at Berkeley before being spotted by an RKO talent scout.
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