She was the actress on stage with Sidney James when he died of a heart
attack, on 26th April 1976. The theatre was the Empire, Sunderland, and
the play was The Mating Game.
Began her career in support of Carmen Miranda at the age of seventeen, then joined the Folies Bergère on tour through North America.
Her father was leader of the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra.
Attended dancing classes in Johannesburg prior to moving to London.