Has appeared in German and Austrian motion pictures. She has also recorded German Schlager and performed in an Italian-language production of Kiss Me Kate on Italian television. In 1962, she became one of the first TV stars in Germany.
Studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and then transferred to the Pennsylvania College for Women. First sang professionally with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.
Sang American folk songs and spirituals for American military personnel stationed in Austria under the auspices of the US Information Service (USIS).
Studied music at the age of five and sang solos in church by the age of eight.
Appeared for the Vienna Volksoper in a 1956 production of Kiss Me Kate.
Her early jobs included babysitting, singing in night clubs, and stenography.