A young start on Broadway St. Edmund's theater debut was in the first production of
Bye Bye Birdie on
Broadway, playing Penelope Ann at the age of 12. While working on the show, she met
Mick Jagger and the
Rolling Stones. During her time at
Hullabaloo, she was on
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She received
fan letters, including many from students at
Harvard.
Donna McKechnie described St. Edmund as having a "
Brigitte Bardot look".
Singing career St. Edmund signed a deal with
Decca Records in 1966. Her first single was "I Know Something", which was released in 1966. The single, with the
b-side "Once Upon a Time", made the
Billboard Pop 100. It was described as being similar to
Nancy Sinatra's "
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". She performed on the
ABC-TV variety program
The Hollywood Palace on October 22, 1966.
Move to Hollywood After
Hullabaloo ended, St. Edmund moved to
Hollywood. She starred in the films ''
The Devil's 8 (1969), Out of It (1969), Jump (1971), Savage! (1973) and Act of Vengeance (1974). She also appeared on the short lived ABC-TV anthology series ABC Stage 67''. She struggled to get serious roles in the
film industry, often being seen only as a dancer.
Physical fitness and sports St. Edmund got involved in
personal training in the late 1980s. In the early 2000s, St. Edmund started boxing. She boxed for about six months before stopping. She became a personal trainer. In 2010, she started training to become a
boxing referee. She met, and then trained under Mike Rosario. ==References==