Although she made some television commercials in her 50s, she remained out of the spotlight until the early 1990s, when she was invited to be a guest at the Memphis Film Festival. Invitations to other festivals followed.
Minor 30s leading lady known for her long blonde tresses who came to Hollywood after winning a beauty and talent contest sponsored by Universal. Though she made about 30 films, her best known role was in The Black Cat (1934) as the beautiful victim/sacrifice of satanic high priest Boris Karloff. She retired for marriage and family, but returned sometimes on the film festival circuits, often making the amusing remark that people only remembered her because she "went to bed with Boris Karloff" (referring to a scene in the film).
She made her film debut in "Saturday's Millions", a 1933 Universal football saga starring Robert Young, followed by "Horseplay", a slapstick comedy starring Slim Summerville.
Studied drama at Northwestern University. She won a nationwide contest for ''most beautiful college coed,'' in 1933 which included a small acting contract with Universal Studios.