▁" Pe ople ▁on ▁the ▁screen ▁were ▁perfect ▁and ▁they ▁made ▁me ▁feel ▁inferior ." ▁▁ 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 9 : ▁Early ▁the ater ▁and ▁television ▁work ▁L oden ▁made ▁her ▁New ▁York ▁the ater ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁in ▁Comp ulsion ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁The ▁High est ▁Tree ▁with ▁Robert ▁Red ford ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Night ▁Circ us ▁with ▁Ben ▁G azz ara . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁The ▁Er nie ▁K ov acs ▁Show ▁as ▁a ▁" sc ant ily ▁cl ad " ▁side k ick ▁to ▁K ov acs , ▁a ▁job ▁that ▁her ▁first ▁husband , ▁television ▁producer ▁and ▁film ▁distrib utor ▁Larry ▁Jo achim , ▁helped ▁her ▁obtain . ▁She ▁said ▁she ▁ow ed ▁a ▁lot ▁to ▁K ov acs , ▁as ▁another ▁producer ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁had ▁initially ▁v eto ed ▁K ov acs ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁h ire ▁her . ▁In ▁inter views , ▁L oden ▁said , ▁" Er nie ▁felt ▁sorry ▁for ▁me " ▁and ▁gave ▁her ▁another ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁st unt ▁side k ick , ▁rolling ▁around ▁in ▁a ▁rug ▁or ▁getting ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁with ▁a ▁pie . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 6 : ▁Film ; ▁marriage ▁to ▁El ia ▁Kaz an ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁L oden ▁appeared ▁in ▁El ia ▁Kaz an ' s ▁film ▁Wild ▁River ▁as ▁Mont gom ery ▁Cl ift ' s ▁secretary