Kathleen Case

Case was born on July 31, 1933, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she grew up in Cincinnati. Her mother died three days after Case's birth, and she was raised by her grandmother, Mrs. Ira Hamilton Case.

When she was 11 years old she first performed professionally, dancing in Cincinnati as part of the Metropolitan Opera's summer season. She later danced with the Ballet Theater and was ballerina with the San Carlo Opera Company.

Columbia Pictures signed Case to a term contract in 1954. During her acting career she performed in films such as Human Desire (1954), Last of the Pony Riders (1953), and Running Wild (1955). She also appeared in a variety of American television series produced in the 1950s and early 1960s.