Some Facts
Performed in her first nightclub act in more than a decade at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Her last live performance was at Caesars Atlantic City 11 years prior. [March 2003]
Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).
Turned down the leading roles in Cat Ballou (1965) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967) for better-paying but lower-quality films.
Is not a natural redhead. That was Sydney Guilaroff's idea. The legendary hairdresser was also responsible for turning Lucille Ball into a redhead.
She had two Billboard Club Play charting hits: in 1979 with "Love Rush" which climbed to #8, and in 1980 with "Midnight Message" that peaked at #12.