Roe was born in Bakersfield, California, to Peter and Sarah Bartel Kliewer.
She studied piano with Frances Zulawinski[3] and attended the Hollywood School of Music, Pasadena College (today Point Loma Nazarene University), the Screen Guild School of Music, and Trinity College London.
[1] Roe made her piano debut at Carnegie Hall at age 11.
She performed with the Stockholm, London, and Israel Symphonies[3] and with Eddie Cantor, the Billy Graham Crusades, and Al Jolson.
[1][5] Her compositions have been performed by Anita Bryant, Tennesse Ernie Ford, and Billy Joel.