 She began her acting career in 1907 and had her first hit in 1912 as Aggie Lynch in "Within the Law".She was a noted theater actor and comedian in vaudeville until the 1930s (appearing in sketches including "In 1999"), when she moved to Hollywood to try her luck with films.Her most notable role was as "Nancy Blake" in the 1939 MGM blockbuster "The Women".