An Alabama native she made a name for herself playing good girl roles
in the 1940s. She found herself starring in leading roles while touring in stock
companies, which found her performing in various stage productions in
New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. In 1936 while starring in "Idiot's Delight" on Broadway she was spotted
by a talent scout who brought her to California for an RKO screen test.
She made her screen debut in
Bühneneingang (1937) followed by turns in
Jezebel - die boshafte Lady (1938),
Judge Hardy and Son (1939),
Heiße Rhythmen in Chicago (1940),
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941),
and Stage Door Canteen (1943).
With 13 film titles to her resume she left movies in 1946 following her
appearance in
Cinderella Jones (1946) and
moved to Laguna Beach where she spent the remainder of her life working
as a receptionist for a local doctor's office and lived a more traditional life as a wife and mother.
