Born in Bennington, Vermont, to Edgar Joseph and Geraldine Marie (née Cummings) Blair; she was raised in a small town with her pony, Tonka.

"Val was based on Mitzi Hamilton, who actually underwent surgery to enhance her figure, and Pam Blair, whose mixture of angelic appearance and ribald tongue entertained Bennett enormously".

[2] The angelic looking yet sexy Val has a foul mouth, and introduces the popular Broadway song "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" which tells the story of an unattractive yet talented girl who uses plastic surgery to help her get cast in roles.

Blair made several appearances on American soap operas such as Loving, Another World, Ryan's Hope, and All My Children, for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination.

However, she continued to amass many regional and national credits, and still appeared in roles such as Heddi La Rue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

In 2006, she appeared in the lead role of Miss Mona with the Phoenix Theater's production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, directed by Michael Barnard; she had been in the musical's original cast when it debuted.