Discovered for the movies and TV by Tab Hunter. The two met at a Del Mar horse show. Both Hunter and her aunt and uncle were exhibiting horses.
Competed in the Miss Universe contests as "Miss Omaha" in 1959.
Father L. G. Trickett was one of pro golfers of Kansas City, Kansas during the 1930s and early 1940s. He later became an engineer for the Hinde and Dauche Paper Company in Omaha, Nebraska.
Became and educator for the remainder of her career and an avid world traveler with her third husband James Lindblad.
She ended her short-lived acting career following her divorce from her first husband. She returned to live in Omaha, Nebraska, for a while.
Once a chemistry major at Omaha University.
The eldest of five, she has two brothers and two sisters: Beth, Barry, Jeffrey and Amy.
Attended Roosevelt and Parker grade schools and then Northwest Junior High in Kansas City, Kansas, where she graduated with honors.