Borden was born in
Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Evelyn and
Bill Freyse, a
cartoonist, and raised in
Tucson, Arizona. Borden attended the
University of Arizona, where she performed in
theatre and studied
drama and
psychology. In 1957 she had won the
Miss Arizona pageant and been a runner-up in the
Miss America Pageant. in
Hazel, 1965 Borden began her screen career in 1962 with an uncredited role as a party guest in the film
Days of Wine and Roses. In 1965 she was cast as Barbara Baxter for the final season of
Hazel.
Black Mama White Mama,
Walking Tall,
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and
Savannah Smiles. Borden retired in 2006, last appearing in the
police procedural television series
CSI: NY. == Personal life ==