She was born in Soda Springs, Idaho, and adopted by William H. and Dora Mickelson Wilcox.
[2] Beginning in 1965, she worked as a theatrical costume designer in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City.
[2] In the early 1980s, she was recognized as the best director by the National Academy of Concert and Cabaret Artists for her work with Interplay.
[2] In 1980, she collaborated with John Phillips, former leader of the rock group The Mamas & the Papas, on a screenplay titled Sweet Believer, a story about Cass Elliott who died of heart failure in 1974.
Bridget "Knocko" McCarthy in Robert Altman's original 1970 film version of M.A.S.H., and appearing in 1977's Andy Warhol's Bad and 1994's Pontiac Moon.