▁act ▁and ▁soon ▁signed ▁a ▁three - picture ▁deal ▁with ▁Universal ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁Her ▁most ▁famous ▁role ▁was ▁as ▁Henry ▁F onda ' s ▁former ▁girl friend ▁in ▁the ▁Best ▁Picture ▁Academy ▁Award ▁nom ine e , ▁The ▁Ox - B ow ▁Inc ident ▁( 1 9 4 3 ). ▁Through out ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Hugh es ▁appeared ▁in ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁roles , ▁including ▁the ▁cult ▁classic ▁I ▁Acc use ▁My ▁Par ents ▁( which ▁was ▁later ▁par od ied ▁on ▁Myst ery ▁Science ▁Theater ▁ 3 0 0 0 ), ▁Anthony ▁Mann ' s ▁early ▁no ir ▁master pie ce ▁The ▁Great ▁Fl amar ion ▁where ▁she ▁co - star red ▁with ▁Er ich ▁von ▁St ro heim ▁and ▁Dan ▁D ury ea , ▁W anted : ▁Dead ▁or ▁A live ▁( ep is ode ▁" Secret ▁Ball ot "), ▁The ▁Dev il ' s ▁Hen ch man , ▁The ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Cost ello ▁Show , ▁Drag net ▁and ▁Studio ▁One . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Hugh es ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁acting ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁reception ist ▁in ▁a ▁pl astic ▁sur geon ' s ▁office , ▁although ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁appearances ▁in ▁night cl ubs . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁she ▁directed ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁production ▁of ▁P aj ama ▁Top . ▁For ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6