Today she can be heard on Murder and the Murdochs, a comedy-mystery radio series that’s hosted by Imagination Theatre.

And, when she’s not busy acting, the now 70-year-old culinary artists spends her time sharpening her skills as a cheese specialist with a Seattle-based catering company.

“I hope and pray that that’s all past now,” Tewes tells the Los Angeles Times. “I think I made the right choices by trying to stay in the business while it was trying to keep me out, by following my own heart and my own drive, and by making the choice to stick it through.”

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