Emerging from Quincy, Massachusetts, she honed her craft at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before debuting on Broadway at nineteen. Early on she appeared as an extra in silent productions shot in Fort Lee and quickly earned notice for a role as Nibs in a revival of Peter Pan, launching a stage career that spanned the 1920s and 1930s with performances in works such as Ethan Frome and A Doll’…
