West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the ...

The star was one of only six actors from the original Broadway cast of West Side Story to appear in the classic feature film.

After moving to New York at 16, she was cast as Velma in the Broadway production of West Side Story. She would later be one of six actors from the original Broadway cast to appear in the 1961 film. In ...