 In 1953 she starred as Jeanie, the chorus girl, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein show "Me and Juliet", a role created especially for her.She performed frequently in the early days of television in such shows as "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "The Colgate Comedy Hour".On June 25, 1951, she appeared with other entertainers in a one-hour program on CBS that was the start of nationally broadcast color television.