Her children are named Penelope "Penny" and Wayne.
Her cousin worked as an extra in movies. When she was in high school, she came with her cousin to work, which is where studio bosses recognized her and offered her a job.
Hr one and only talkie, "Lummox", still survives at the British Film Institute as a nitrate print. Sound discs survive at UCLA.
She has six grandchildren.
When she first started working as an actress, Metro introduced her as 18 years old and half Cherokee, neither of which was true (she was under age at the time).