Born October 9, 1932 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
Died July 3, 1957 (age 24) in Rock River, Wyoming, USA.
Married to Colin Romoff (1950-1957, divorced).
Daughter of jazz trumpeter Julian Hess.
After appearing on stage in the 1955 Broadway production "Pipe Dream," she appeared in the 1957 film, "Bop Girl Goes Calypso". She was killed along with her second husband, actor Greg Lafayette, in an auto accident three days after shooting was finished on the film "Jailhouse Rock" with Elvis Presley.