As a 17-year-old fashion model, she was spotted by a Warner Bros. talent scout and cast in the chorus line of the musical
Dames (1934). Subsequently, she became a prolific small-part actress in such films as
Wee Wee Monsieur (1938) and
Calling All Curs (1939). She played a harem girl in a short film by
The Three Stooges.