Dona Massin's family moved to Los Angeles, California when she was eight years old.
Also at the age of eight, she sang My Man at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles and received a standing ovation.
She then was discovered by Maurice Kosell and was given free dancing lessons due to her natural talent.
In 1939, at the age of 21, Massin was signed to production of The Wizard of Oz, where she worked as a choreographer assisting Bobby Connolly.
In Dona's later years, she and daughter Jodie would visit the Wizard of Oz Festivals in Chesterton, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Chicago.