Cordelia Stanton grew up in a series of orphanages and with foster families. She always wanted to be a dancer. When she was 16, she ran away from the provincial Green Bay and moved to New York. But Cordelia had no luck she became homless, and lived on the streets of New York. Eventually she froze to death and awoke as an Immortal on the next day. Cordelia managed to get to the top alone. In 1928 she starred in the revue shows of Florenz Ziegfeld. In the following years she appeared in many films. By the 1990s she owned the Stanton Studio, a showcase for mordern dance and performance art.