The story goes that 19-year-old Colleen Miller was fishing in the California mountains when a resort photographer recruited her to pose with a prize trout; a movie scout saw the picture in print, and Colleen wound up with a small role in _The Las Vegas Story for a domestic life with her husband and 2 children. After her 1975 divorce she reportedly considered resuming her career, but has made no more films to date.
She had hoped to be a professional dancer, but none of her 11 films are musicals.
Husband Ted Briskin, a wealthy Chicago camera manufacturer, had formerly been married to Betty Hutton.
Married Walter Ralphs of the Ralphs Grocery chain.
Ex-stepmother of Lindsay Briskin and Candy Briskin.
