Stage: Appeared (as "Laurie Mannon") in "The Happy Time" on Broadway. NOTES: (1) Won the Theater World award for her performance. (2) Nominated for a Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress.
Her acting mentor was Jackie Cooper. In her early 20s she met him when he was the president of program development at Screen Gems, years before she co-starred opposite him on Mobile One (1975).