Strikingly beautiful, she is part Irish and Cherokee Native
American.
She developed hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease) and has been a spokeswoman for the National Graves' Disease Foundation.
Had a son, Finley Gerald "Gerry" Haynes, Jr. with her first husband. He was born on July 8, 1964 in Tennessee and died on February 20, 1994 in Riverside, California at age 29. He is buried at the McDonald Cemetery in Ooltewah, Tennessee.