[5][6] In an interview with Navarro published in the Los Angeles Times in October 1961, writer Lydia Lane identifies New York as her birthplace.

[7] Navarro began her career in entertainment serving as a guide in numerous variety television programs.

She appeared in the movies Jubilee Trail, The Human Jungle and The Adventures of Hajji Baba in 1954.

[4] She then made appearances in the television programs Treasury Men in Action, I Led 3 Lives and The Cisco Kid.

[4] Later in her career, Navarro guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Tales of Wells Fargo, Perry Mason,[9] Tombstone Territory, The Virginian, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Maverick, Family Affair (3 episodes), Death Valley Days, Outlaws, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barnaby Jones, The Californians, Peter Gunn and Bat Masterson.