Was born in Detroit in 1937 to deaf parents. She received her B.A. and
M.A. from the University of Michigan and began her opera career singing
arias in a restaurant.
In 1984 she won $1.7 million in the New York State Lotto game. She nor
her husband quit their day jobs.
In 1984, she and her husband won $1.7 million in the New York State
Lottery.