Singer, composer, actress, entertainer and publisher, educated at Arts High School and a music student of her father. At age eleven she appeared on the Arthur Godfrey Show as a singer and accordionist. She has toured the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe, owned publishing companies, and has made many records. For a time she had her own television show, and has performed in night clubs and in concert. Joining ASCAP in 1959, her popular-song compositions include "Senza Mama" and "Italian Lullaby".