She acted in Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's play, "You Can't Take It With You," at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut with Serina Grant, Laurie Kennedy, Staats Cotsworth, Carol Teitel, Emery Battis, John Braden, Charles Turner and Tom Atkins in the cast. Arvin Brown was director. Kert Lundell was set designer. James Edmund Brady was costume designer. Judy Rasmuson was lighting designer.
Took an extended break from Hollywood in 1984 and began teaching private classes in acting in Austin, Texas, where she has acted in several productions. She continues to teach as of 2016.