[2] She attended East High School and Southwestern at Memphis before earning her Bachelor of Arts from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[3] Haney began acting in 1970, appearing in commercials and in local theatrical productions in Atlanta,[4] Jacksonville, and Norfolk, Virginia.

She was a regular guest-star during the syndicated run of Mama's Family, playing Alberta Meechum, the nemesis of Thelma Harper.

Haney guest starred on Benson, Cheers, Designing Women, The Golden Girls, Charmed, Boy Meets World, Columbo, ER, NYPD Blue, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ally McBeal.

So I had to come to Hollywood.”[6] Haney died of congestive heart failure, aged 67, at her home in Studio City, Los Angeles, California on May 26, 2001.