Born in Baileyville, Maine in 1941, Currier migrated to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. She became a popular glamour model of the 1960s and also appeared in "***ploitation" and "nudie cutie" films of the era, including several by Russ Meyer. She was a dancer who taught classes at Arthur Murray Studios and also worked as an exotic dancer at the Largo club in Los Angeles. Currier also had a column in the men's magazine "Adam," entitled "Ask Althea," in which she answered readers' questions. She retired from entertainment in the late 1960s.