Lovely and low-keyed African-American comedienne with flashy smile who was the first black woman in the regular cast of "Laugh-In". Often the sensible foil to the wackier talents of Ruth Buzzi, Arte Johnson, Jo Anne Worley and Goldie Hawn.
Has lived for decades in Sydney, Australia. Her late husband Vic Rooney played her husband on the Aussie soap E Street (1989).
In 1985 she introduced the previews of films on the Australian CBS/Fox videotape of Thrillkill (1984).