This elegant singer/actress initially had designs on becoming an opera singer. Born in Montana on May 20, 1933, and christened Constance Mary Towers, she appeared on radio as a child singer. Her family moved to New York where she subsequently studied at the Julliard School of Music and the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts . It was the second marriage for both. The handsome couple have two children: Cristina and Maria Gavin. Constance also has two children, Michael and Maureen McGrath, from her prior marriage to Panamanian businessman Eugene McGrath. As a result of her current husband's civic work, she became actively involved in a multitude of charities. "Project Connie" not only offered aid to those in need of medical and rehabilitation assistance after the Mexican earthquake of 1985, it has served as an adoption placement agency to hundreds of children from Mexico to El Salvador. She has also involved herself with the Children's Bureau of California, the National Health Foundation, and the Red Cross and the Blue Ribbon of Los Angeles.
Married to actor John Gavin , who was at one time President of the Screen Actors Guild and also U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
Has had a varied career, from playing a bald prostitute in the cult classic The Naked Kiss , to singing on Broadway opposite Yul Brynner in a 1970s revival of "The King and I", to playing Gwyneth Paltrow s mother in A Perfect Murder .
Was one of the judges in the Miss Universe pageant of 1979.
Mother, with John Gavin , of daughters Christina Gavin and Maria Gavin.
