[4] Collier was born in East Chicago, Indiana, the daughter of Romanian parents Valeria and John Chulay.

[3] She was the sister of assistant director and production manager, John C. Chulay[3][5] who died in October 1988, from a heart attack on the set of the new ABC sitcom television series Coach.

In 1963, she won the role of Marilyn Scott, a school teacher in the new NBC drama television series Mr.

She also appeared in other television programs including Mannix, Leave It to Beaver,[2] Law & Order, Emergency!, The Dick Van Dyke Show, McHale's Navy, The Farmer's Daughter, Police Story, Welcome Back, Kotter, Bachelor Father,[2] Gidget, Marcus Welby, M.D.

[4] She also co-starred and appeared in films such as The Hunting Party, Roadracers (as Liz), Three the Hard Way, Rock-A-Bye Baby, Timeline and Some Like It Hot.