 Dawn rose to fame as a stage actress in Ivan Caryll's 1911 Broadway production of "The Pink Lady", which ran for over 300 performances and earned Dawn the eponymous nickname.She was also an original member of the Ziegfeld Follies in 1907, and would transition into film in 1914, appearing in a total of 15 feature films.She retired from acting in 1954, and spent the remainder of her life working as a casting executive.