Born as Teda Marie Bracci in Los Angeles, California, USA, she attended Woodside High School in Woodside, Los Angeles. In the late 1960s and early 1970s she performed in several clubs and bars as part of the L.A. Sunset Strip rock music scene. In the more recent years she released the album "The Lost Tapes". She also originated the role of Jeanie in the Los Angeles premiere of the musical "Hair". In the early 1980s she married singer Dusty Springfield but the relationship only lasted a short time. [2]