Judy Tyler was born Judith Mae Hess in Manhattan, New York on October 9, 1932.
She spent her teen years in Teaneck, New Jersey.
She came from a show business family and was encouraged to study dance and acting.
Tyler's acting career began as a teenager, with regular appearances on Howdy Doody as Princess Summerfall Winterspring from 1950 to 1953.

Like her mother, she became a chorus girl, but then went on to land a starring role in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Pipe Dream.
Life did a story on rising Broadway talent with Tyler on the magazine's cover as one of the up-and-coming stars.
Tyler lived with her parents in Teaneck, New Jersey while appearing on Howdy Doody and Broadway.

Offered an opportunity in Hollywood, Tyler appeared in the film Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957), then starred opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock (1957).
She made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as Irene Kilby in "The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse", which aired on December 28, 1957, nearly six months after her death.
Judy Tyler was born Judith Mae Hess in Manhattan, New York on October 9, 1932. She spent her teen years in Teaneck, New Jersey. She came from a show business family and was encouraged to study dance and acting. Tyler's acting career began as a teenager, with regular appearances on Howdy Doody as Princess Summerfall Winterspring from 1950 to 1953.
Like her mother, she became a chorus girl, but then went on to land a starring role in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Pipe Dream. Life did a story on rising Broadway talent with Tyler on the magazine's cover as one of the up-and-coming stars. Tyler lived with her parents in Teaneck, New Jersey while appearing on Howdy Doody and Broadway.
Offered an opportunity in Hollywood, Tyler appeared in the film Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957), then starred opposite Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock (1957). She made a guest appearance on Perry Mason as Irene Kilby in "The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse", which aired on December 28, 1957, nearly six months after her death.
Judy Tyler