Conny Van Dyke

Conny Van Dyke, also known as Connie Van Dyke, is an American singer and actress. Born in Cape Charles, Virginia to Benjamin and Charlotte Elizabeth Van Dyke, she began her career at a young age, making recordings, working as a fashion model, and starring in her first film, Among the Thorns. Van Dyke later became a songwriter and recording artist for Wheelsville Records in Detroit, Michigan. In 1960, she won Teen magazine's Miss Teen of the United States. Notably, she signed with Motown Records in 1961, making her one of the label's first white recording artists. Van Dyke appeared in Hell's Angels '69 and tragically lost her only sibling, Benjamin Van Dyke III, in a car accident.More