Graduate of Ohio Wesleyan College. Began on stage at the Cleveland Play House and made her Broadway debut in a small role in 'Much Ado About Nothing' in 1927. More successful on stage than on screen, particularly with performances in Tyrone Guthrie's 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' and Sean O'Casey's 'Shadow of a Gunman', as well as 'Hillbilly Women' at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. Appeared primarily in western, crime and sci-fi series on TV.