Actress. Born Winifred Cope, after graduating high school she immediately got on a bus and went to Hollywood, California. It wasn't long before her good looks was discovered by area photographers and she was hired to model clothing, swimwear, lingerie and glamour magazine ads. As a popular pin-up girl, she was named many titles, such as Miss Night Fighter 1951, to help launch a Navy jet. She soon was a Hollywood dress extra and stand in for Barbara Stanwyck appearing in dozens of films, plus starring roles on the television series "The Twilight Zone". For feature films, her credits included "Our Man Flint" (1966), "In Like Flint" (1967) and "Skullduggery" (1970). Her career also included singing, performing in leading Los Angeles cabarets, Executive Assistant to singer Neil Diamond and co-owner of a designer showroom.
Actress. Born Winifred Cope, after graduating high school she immediately got on a bus and went to Hollywood, California. It wasn't long before her good looks was discovered by area photographers and she was hired to model clothing, swimwear, lingerie and glamour magazine ads. As a popular pin-up girl, she was named many titles, such as Miss Night Fighter 1951, to help launch a Navy jet. She soon was a Hollywood dress extra and stand in for Barbara Stanwyck appearing in dozens of films, plus starring roles on the television series "The Twilight Zone". For feature films, her credits included "Our Man Flint" (1966), "In Like Flint" (1967) and "Skullduggery" (1970). Her career also included singing, performing in leading Los Angeles cabarets, Executive Assistant to singer Neil Diamond and co-owner of a designer showroom.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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