Sally's parents were both amateur ballroom dancers, so it was no
surprise when Sally developed an interest in dancing. She entered dance
classes by the first grade and was signed by MGM upon her graduation
from high school. In 1945, she moved with her parents to Hollywood,
where Sally worked on the dances used in the films
Bis die Wolken vorüberzieh'n (1946)
and Ein Bandit zum Küssen (1948).
Soon unemployed, she worked in small roles until she teamed with
Ida Lupino, who was producing and directing
small films at the time, and Sally was cast in the lead role of
Verführt (1949). The picture was a
critical and commercial success, and Sally also received critical
acclaim for her role. After appearing in a few more Lupino movies,
including Lügende Lippen (1950), Sally
returned to MGM, where she was cast in movies with stars such as
Boris Karloff and
Red Skelton. When her husband,
Milo O. Frank Jr., moved to New York,
she went with him. There, she worked in summer stock and on Broadway in
the stage play "The Seven Year Itch". Sally appeared in only a couple
of movies after that, but she again worked with
Ida Lupino in
Die Bestie (1956).
