生于加利福尼亚州伦克比奇。16岁时在拉斯维加斯认识了演员、摄影师、制片人约翰．德里克，1975年两人结婚。1979年在演出影片《十全十美》后，成为知名的广告女郎。此后相继主演了多部影片。
Tough around the edges and with a handsome durability, Alabama-born Wayne Rogers had graduated from Princeton with a history degree in 1954 and joined the Navy before giving acting a thought. During his military service, however, he became associated with theater by happenstance and decided to give it a try after his discharge.
