- Is interred at Northern Neck Memorial Gardens in Callao, Virginia.
- Was the first daytime performer to ever win an Emmy Award for acting on such a show. She won the award for her All My Children (1970) role after her character (Ruth Parker Brent Martin, R. N.) had delivered a view on the war in Viet Nam. The award was given in 1972.
- Studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under Sanford Meisner.
- Attended Wheaton College.
- Received a Theatre World Award for her role in the stage production of "Tea and Sympathy."
- Played two roles on the daytime drama The Edge of Night (1956).
- Received a 1958 Tony nomination as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for her performance in "Sunrise at Campobello" opposite Ralph Bellamy.
- Her father Homer Fickett directed the radio series 'Theater Guild on the Air.'.
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