Actress. She is best remembered for her recurring portrayal of the flirtatious Monique Deveraux in the television series "Hotel De Paree." Born Judith Boutin, she received her education at the inclusive St. Mary's Academy in her native Portland, Oregon, and she began her career at the age of 15 beginning as a professional figure skater in the Ice Follies until a back injury rendered her to withdrawal in 1951. Following her recuperation, she enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse and while appearing in stock she was discovered by the acclaimed actor and comedian George Burns. Impressed her professionalism, wit, and charm, he took notice of her potential and arranged for her to start a newfound career in the television industry beginning with her appearing in several minor roles per his own sitcom "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". For the next 17 years, she welcomed great success as a character actress appearing in over 60 different features; often typecast as a wife, mother, best friend, playgirl, debutante, secretary, love interest, nurse, educator, reporter, detective, foreign exotic, retail clerk, villainess, heroine, gold-digger, businesswoman, eccentric, busybody, old maid, housekeeper, or society matron. She appeared in leading roles in such full-length motion pictures as "Wild Heritage" (1958), "Summer Love" (1958), "Jack the Giant Killer" (1962), "The Raiders" (1963), "The Night Walker" (1964), "Dark Intruder" (1965), "Queen of Blood" (1966), and "Something Big" (1971). On television, she flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such television shows as "Telephone Time," "The Adventures of Jim Bowie," "Panic!," "Blondie," "The Gale Storm Show," "Studio One," "Shirley Temple's Storybook," "The Millionaire," "Wild Heritage," "M Squad," "The Restless Gun," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Riverboat," "Yancy Derringer," "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," "Laramie," "The Roaring 20's," "87th Precinct," "General Electric Theatre," "Sam Benedict," "Gunsmoke," "Wagon Train," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Rawhide," "Vacation Playhouse," "Ben Casey," "Death Valley Days," "Bonanza," "The Virginian," "Ironside," "Mannix," "Toma," "Emergency!," "Please Don't Eat the Daisies," "The New Breed," and "Hawaii Five-O." During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was supportive of the Democratic party, served as a chairwoman for her local charters of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and American Red Cross, was a prestigious photographer, was the official Deb Star of 1958, she was courted by Academy Award winning actor and singer Frank Sinatra, and she was married to television producer Gary Nelson from 1962 until her death (her union produced two sons). In 1973, she officially retired from acting and spent the remainder of her life devoted to her family, presided in her local garden club, was a regular attendee at autograph conventions, supported Catholic Charities, and divided time between her additional homes in Wyoming and the Caribbean.