Remembered for appearing opposite Cary Grant in the 1937 feature film The Awful Truth, she is also notable for her roles in such films of the 1930s and '40s as A Doctor's Diary, The Suspect, and A Gentle Gangster. She made her uncredited screen acting debut in the 1930 feature The Black Hand Gang and went on to play Ada in the 1931 British movie Uneasy Virtue.