Is a distinguished novelist and journalist. Her books include "The Deceivers" (1970), "Pastora" (1980) and "Silverwood" (1985). Her books have been published in Italy , France , England , Sweden , Portugal and Brazil. Her syndicated column, "Touching Home," was for many years carried by The Chicago Tribune and New York News Syndicate.
In the original The Parent Trap, she was golddigger Vicki Robinson. 37 years later in 1998, she appeared in the remake as Vicki Blake, mother of the new golddigger.