Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the headstrong Martha Rand in "Gun Fever" (1958). After working as a leading lady in stock companies for several years for 15 years, she made her formal film debut in "Not a Ladies Man" (1942). From there, she would go on to flourish as a notable character actress appearing in over 70 features; often typecast as wives, mothers, old maids, educators, nurses, secretaries, white-collared workers, businesswomen, retail clerks, landladies, busybodies, curmudgeons, clergywomen, reporters, and matriarchs. She appeared in such feature films as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), "Blondie for Victory" (1942), "The Hard Way" (1943), "Mister Big" (1943), "Pinky" (1949), "Mrs. Mike" (1949), "Edge of Doom" (1950), "The Gunfighter" (1950), "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain" (1951), "The Man with a Cloak" (1952), "Friendly Persuasion" (1955), and "The Night Runner" (1957). During the advent of television, she flourished as a household name appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Adventures of Ellery Queen," "Studio 57," "Space Patrol," "Stories of the Century," "Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal," "State Trooper," "Cavalcade of America," "Dragnet," "Navy Log," "Peter Gunn," "Playhouse 90," "Wichita Town," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "Gunsmoke," "The Twilight Zone, "Peter Loves Mary," "Rawhide," "The Magical World of Disney," "Wide Country," "Sam Benedict," "Empire," "Wagon Train," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Mr. Novak," "Bonanza," "Dr. Kildare," "The Big Valley," "Ironside," "The Virginian," and "Love, American Style." During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been a member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, was a regular parishoner of the Episcopal church, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, presided as a chairwoman for her local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys and Girl Scouts of America, and she was married to fellow actor Victor Jory from 1928 until her death (their union produced two children, writer Jon Jory and actress Jean Jory). Upon her 1975 retirement, she spent the final years of her life being involved in charitable and religious causes until her death.