Vincent was born in
Harrod, Ohio,
Stage Vincent's acting career began in
Keene, New Hampshire, where she acted in summer theater. A newspaper article published July 7, 1944, reported, "she was urged to go to Hollywood by talent scouts. Universal promptly signed her." (A different version of Vincent's going to Hollywood appears in the book
Ladies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. Michael G. Fitzgerald and Boyd Magers quote Vincent's recollection, "I was a model – someone saw my picture – and I landed a stock contract at Universal".) She returned to the stage in 1957, appearing in
The Man on a Stick at the
Pasadena Playhouse.
Film and television Vincent began her career in film in the early 1940s. After having made 50 films, she retired from that field when her second child was born. She later became a successful television actress appearing in many programs throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. She appeared in three episodes of
Have Gun - Will Travel and she made five guest appearances on
Perry Mason including the roles of Madge Wainwright in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Bartered Bikini," and title character and murder victim/villainess Laura Randall in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Wintry Wife." ==Personal life==