 In 1953 was discovered by Roberto Capucci who introduced her to the world of fashion.She became a model and began playing small roles in films.She appeared in Claude Autant-Lara's "Le Rouge et le Noir" (1954), but her first important film role came the following year with "The Indian Fighter" opposite Kirk Douglas, who claimed to have spotted her on a magazine cover and hired her for his production company, Bryna Productions.