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• Her mother worked as treasurer of the U.S. from 1953 to '61.
• While living in Washington, D.C., she was chosen by a national magazine as one of the capital's "10 most beautiful women."
• Appeared in commercials for Nestle ice tea and Purina dog food, among others.
• Made her film debut playing a student in the James Dean classic East of Eden (1955).
• Left show business in 1985 after moving to Idaho with her husband. She opened her own antique shop there.
• Once owned Elvis Presley's 1967 El Dorado convertible.
• Was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2001; has been in remission since 2002.