Born: September 30, 1931
In 1953 she entered the local Miss America contest
one day before the deadline and took second place.
In August of the same year she was one of five winners
in a beauty contest sponsored by NBC and appeared
in several TV variety shows. She got her first bit
part in 1954 and gained television fame in the TV
series "The Millionaire" (1955) and got
her first good film role opposite John Wayne and Dean
Martin in Rio Bravo (1959). Her success then spiraled
until she became one of the nation's top movie stars.
Marriages:
Burt
Bacharach (16 May 1965 - 1980) (divorced) 1 child
Gene Dickinson (2 June 1952 - 1960) (divorced)
Notiable
Awards:
3 Emmy Nominations | 5 Golden Globe Nominations/2
Awards
Some
of her most notable film rolls include:
Rio
Bravo (1959) .... Feathers
Police Woman (1974-1978) .... Sgt. Suzanne
"Pepper" Anderson
Dressed to Kill (1980) .... Kate Miller
