Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the radiant Adriana in "The Boys from Syracuse" (1940). Born Beulah Herwick, she studied acting as a child under the supervision of the British actress Emma Dunn. After appearing in several plays during her tenure at Venice High School, she began her professional career not long after her graduation when her theatrical coach arranged an appointment on her behalf with a talent agent at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Following a series of screen and voice tests, she made her formal debut in "The Stranger Returns" (1933). Upon accomplishing this feat, she went on to enjoy a long-term career in the film industry for over 50 years; often typecast as a love interest, best friend, playgirl, debutante, nurse, doctor, educator, businesswoman, sidekick, wife, mother, and, in her later years, matriarch. She appeared in such motion pictures as "The Women in His Life" (1933), "Let's Try Again" (1934), "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934), "The Winning Ticket" (1935), "Charlie Chan in Shanghai" (1935), "Three Godfathers" (1936), "Along Came Love" (1936), "The Lady Fights Back" (1937), "Say It in French" (1938), "East Side of Heaven" (1939), "Destry Rides Again" (1939), "Three Cheers for the Irish" (1940), "Mr. Dynamite" (1941), "Frisco Lil" (1942), "Keeping Fit" (1942), "He's My Guy" (1943), "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid" (1948), "Manhandled" (1949), "A Cry in the Night" (1956), "Crash Landing" (1958), "Crash Landing" (1960), and "Play Misty for Me" (1971). With the advent of television, she became a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Lux Video Theatre," "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse," "Fireside Theatre," "Stage 7," "The Lone Wolf," "Climax!," "The Public Defender," "The George Burns and Gracie Allan Show," "Studio One," "Playhouse 90," "The Ann Sothern Show," "Richard Diamond, Private Detective," "The Donna Reed Show," "Matinee Theatre," "Markham," "Bourbon Street Beat," "Peter Gunn," "Perry Mason," "Surfside 6," "Follow the Sun," "77 Sunset Strip," "The Wide Country," "Shirley Temple's Storybook," "Burke's Law," "The Twilight Zone," "Ironside," "Honey West," "My Three Sons," "Family Affair," "Ironside," "Most Wanted," "Charlie's Angels," and "Delta House". During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was an active parishioner within the Church of Christian Science, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and she married to singer and actor Allan Jones from 1936 to 1957 (their union dissolved in divorce and with him she mothered three children, one of which became the acclaimed jazz singer Jack Jones). Upon her 1981 retirement, she spent the remainder of her life devoted to family and religious causes until her death from heart failure.