- A founding member of the Screen Actor's Guild.
- Known for her feminist views, she believed women's rights were best served by "more resonance, clear speech and a better vocabulary." She was not a fan during the early 1960s of Jacqueline Kennedy's trademark timid and whispery voice. She strove to instruct women to adopt a more assertive, confident tone when speaking.
- Gave birth to her only child at age 37, a son named Joseph M. Uris, on October 25, 1943. Child's father is her now late husband, Michael Uris.
- Had 2 younger sisters - Sylvia Triebitz (1911-1949) & Mildred Triebitz (1918-?).
- Oldest of 3 daughters in family of Herman Triebitz (1877-1943) & Bertha Hert (1885-1967).
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