She was of the Pitjantjatjara/ Yankunytjatjara people of central Australia.
As of December 2021 she was intending to create a documentary film and book about her life.
Working with Stephen Page, she had some fun doing mixed drag acts, and in the 1980s joined the Sydney Mardi Gras to support the gay community during the AIDS pandemic.
Crombie trained in classical ballet at the Port Pirie Ballet School, before winning a scholarship to Dance Concert Limited in Sydney, which started at the beginning of 1975, when she was 16.
Crombie was an Aboriginal Australian actress and dancer, known for her work on stage, film and television.