Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the vivacious Emily Saunders in "Man to Man" (1930). Born into a traditional working-class family, she began her career on the stage as a leading lady in stock companies. While dining in a commissary during a studio tour while vacationing in California, she was discovered by director Clarence B. Badger. Impressed by her petite physique, blonde good looks, and gentle voice, he took notice of her potential and arranged for her to begin a career in the film industry beginning with her appearing under his supervision per a major supporting role in "Three Weekends" (1928). From there, she would go on to enjoy a successful career as a notable character actress appearing in 10 features; often typecast as secretaries, playgirls, white-collared workers, nurses, love interests, chorines, gold-diggers, socialites, southern belles, torch singers, faithful friends, gangster molls, and femme fatales. She appeared in such feature films as "Marquis Preferred" (1929), "Untamed" (1929), "The Cossack's Bride (1929), "King of Jazz" (1930), "Two Gun Man" (1931), "A Private Scandal" (1931), "Amateur Daddy" (1932), "The Texas Bad Man" (1932), "The Mystic Hour" (1933), and "Only Yesterday" (1933). During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was courted by such actors as Robert Montgomery and Phillips Holmes, had been a glamour model for photographer George Hurrell, was the official stand-in for actresses Clara Bow and Joan Crawford, had been the celebrity spokeswoman for Whitman's Chocolates and Philadelphia Creme Cheese, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, and she was cited by columnist Louella Parsons as "the brightest of the Texas stars." Upon her withdrawal from acting in 1933, she spent the remainder of her life living comfortably in California per her marriage to real estate and oil tycoon Marshal Hale until her death.