 She then appeared in "Virginia Reel" and on Broadway in a comedic role as Mabel in the original production of "The Pajama Game" in 1954, as well as in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Picnic", and "Annie Get Your Gun," the last on tour with Mary Martin.She had featured roles in several motion pictures, including "Picnic", "The Pajama Game", ""Mary Poppins"", "Pollyanna", "The Ghost And Mr. Chicken", "Bachelor in Paradise" and "Escape to Witch Mountain".She appeared in the first season (1958–1959) of "The Ann Sothern Show" in the role of Flora Macauley, the overbearing wife of Jason Macauley, played by Ernest Truex.