A native of Nashville, Tennessee , Page lived in California in her early adult years before moving to New York City to pursue work as an actress. There, she found work as a pin-up model, and posed for dozens of photographers throughout the s. After years of obscurity, she experienced a resurgence of popularity in the s. In , Page converted to evangelical Christianity and worked for Billy Graham , [5] studying at Bible colleges in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon , with the intent of becoming a missionary. The latter part of Page's life was marked by depression , violent mood swings , and several years in a state psychiatric hospital while suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.