Actress.  She starred on the series “Phyllis,” with Cloris Leachman. She appeared twice on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” as a prostitute, and also appeared on “Columbo,” and “The Odd Couple.” She and actor James Kiernan were walking to their parked car after teaching an acting class in Los Angeles, when they were gunned down by two men for no apparent reason. The killers were never caught, and the crime remains unsolved. She was only 36 years old.