Actress. She was best known for decades as a Broadway star. She began her career as a member of the Theater Guild on Broadway and appeared in numerous plays between 1917 and the early 1960s. she made her film debut in "Wayward" (1932), but didn't return to the screen again until the 1950s. Her other film credits included " Behave Yourself" (1951), "Skirts Ahoy" (1952) "High Society" (1956), "Upstairs and Downstairs" (1959) and "The Trouble with Angels" (1966). For television, she was a part of the NBC Showcase series appearing in productions of "Play of the Week", "The Philco Television Playhouse", "Producers Showcase" and four musicals of "Peter Pan". She died of cancer at age 89 in New York City.
Actress. She was best known for decades as a Broadway star. She began her career as a member of the Theater Guild on Broadway and appeared in numerous plays between 1917 and the early 1960s. she made her film debut in "Wayward" (1932), but didn't return to the screen again until the 1950s. Her other film credits included " Behave Yourself" (1951), "Skirts Ahoy" (1952) "High Society" (1956), "Upstairs and Downstairs" (1959) and "The Trouble with Angels" (1966). For television, she was a part of the NBC Showcase series appearing in productions of "Play of the Week", "The Philco Television Playhouse", "Producers Showcase" and four musicals of "Peter Pan". She died of cancer at age 89 in New York City.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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