Swedish-born American actress and singer, born April 28, 1941 in Oscars parish in Stockholm that moved to Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden in 1942.

She moved with her family to the United States in 1946 and grew up in Wilmette, Illinois. She was discovered singing in a nightclub by George Burns. She was often referred to as a sex-kitten and the female Elvis. Married to Roger Smith from 1967 until his death in 2017.