[1][2] She was born Paula Mary Hill in 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Later in her career, Hill appeared in smaller roles in such classic Hollywood movies as The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) and The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953).

[3] In 1960, she retired from the movie business to be a lounge singer and theatre actress.

[4] She returned to the screen playing cameos in The Soldier of Fortune (1991) and Chump Change (2000).

A heavy smoker all her life, Hill died from a stroke on her 74th birthday in 2000 in Los Angeles.