Met husband Richard Burton on the set of his first film
Woman of Dolwyn (1949). They had two children, Kate and
Jessica. Jessica suffered from severe autism and was institutionalized
by the age of six.
Two daughters with Burton: actress Kate Burton (as noted elsewhere) and
Jessica, who was afflicted with autism.
Founded the discotheque "Arthur" in 1965 on the site of the old El Morocco, in New York. Celebrity hangout, it closed in 1969.
Opened the "New Theater" in New York in 1969. In Sag Harbor, New York, in 1991, she and two partners founded the "Bay Street Theater" in 1991. She was its artistic director.