She graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls in 1950[2] and continued her education at Augustana College and Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

[3] Her acting credits include the film The Teenage Millionaire in 1961, and numerous appearances in such television series as The Red Skelton Show, playing Daisy June in the "Clem The Painter" sketch aired on April 22, 1958, Mister Ed (1961–1966), Arrest and Trial (1963–1964), Have Gun – Will Travel (1957–1963), Bat Masterson (1958–1961) including starring in its final episode, and Laramie (1959–1963).

She guest-starred in the ABC adventure drama series Straightaway in the role of Patrice Hartley in the 1961 episode "The Racer and the Lady".

Tabor married actor Broderick Crawford on January 4, 1962, in Las Vegas, Nevada;[4] the couple separated in 1965 and divorced in 1967.

[5] She died in Beverly Hills, California, on December 18, 1968, after accidentally overdosing on influenza medication.