- She is still singing professionally as of June, 2015, as she approaches her 93rd birthday.
- Singing voice for Ava Gardner in Show Boat (1951).
- Married for more than 50 years to legendary jazz pianist Paul T. Smith. Their daughter is actress Lauri Johnson.
- Dubbed the blonde nightclub singer, Ethelreda Leopold, in Lured (1947), starring Lucille Ball and later dubbed Ball in two films, Sorrowful Jones (1949) and "Fancy Pants".
- Sang both voices of Frankie and Nelly Bly in the 1951 Oscar-nominated short Rooty Toot Toot (1951), the same year she dubbed Ava Gardner's singing voice in Show Boat (1951).
- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (March 2012)
- Sang roles in three films starring Bob Hope ("Fancy Pants" and "Sorrowful Jones" for Lucille Ball and "The Paleface" for Iris Adrian) and three films starring Lucille Ball ("Fancy Pants" and "Sorrowful Jones" for Ball and for nightclub singer Ethelreda Leopold in "Lured").
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