- Despite a long career on Broadway, she is best known for playing "Dr. Nell Beaulac" on the former TV soap opera Ryan's Hope (1975).
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1957 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for her performance as Cordelia Biddle in "The Happiest Millionaire."
- Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London and acted in Canada before moving to New York in the spring of 1956.
- Naturalized U.S. citizen.
- Mother of actor Matthew Powers.
- Kept a 20-inch alligator in her New York apartment as a pet for her two children.
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