The daughter of a French politician, Banzet was raised in Paris, Indochina, and Morocco.[3] She attended college in Miami, where she met her first husband; they divorced soon after.[3] She then pursued acting, where she appeared in a play on Broadway, and then moved to Hollywood, where she began her acting career.[3] In 1973, she married Hollywood public relations mogul Warren Cowan.[3] Her third marriage was to American pop music star Tommy Roe.[4] On March 22, 2019, Roe announced that Banzet was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's.[citation needed]
