Made her last picture in 1948 and spent the next six decades performing in supper clubs, local theatre, and even had her own one woman show. She officially retired in the Spring of 2000 after she celebrated her 80th birthday.
From April 2000 until her death in August 2018, she lived with her younger siblings in a quaint and quiet retirement complex located in Phoenix, Arizona, where she was described as being "bright and bubbly".