For many years my inherited arthritis had given me problems.

About that time, stronger features became fashionable on the screen.

I'd say my happiest moment as an actress came when I learned I'd won the Look Magazine Best Supporting Actress Award for 1956 in The Killing.

Elisha Cook was a darling, and full of the devil. A wired - up little fellow who was always busy, busy, busy.

But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work.

Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this.

I thought my nose was too prominent so I had this corrected via plastic surgery in 1959.