[citation needed] Her family moved from Denver to Los Angeles, California, when sister Teala was contracted to be an actress by Paramount Pictures.

Her siblings, Marcia (Teala Loring), Debralee (Debra Paget), and Frank (Ruell Shayne), all entered the business as either cast or crew.

[6] She appeared in 13 films between 1954 and 1967, including Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), and television shows such as Hawaiian Eye (1959) and How to Marry a Millionaire (1957).

She made a single appearance in the 1959 episode "The Peace Offering" of the syndicated western series, Pony Express, starring Grant Sullivan.

Gaye was married in 1955 to Bently C. Ware; the marriage ended with his death in 1977; the couple had one daughter, Janelle.