▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁a ▁television ▁and ▁film ▁career . ▁Among ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁stage ▁appearances ▁were ▁" My ▁Name ▁is ▁Aqu ilon " ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁road ▁company ▁of ▁" Pres ent ▁L augh ter " ▁before ▁beginning ▁her ▁long - term ▁contract ▁with ▁Samuel ▁Gold w yn ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁that ▁summer . ▁▁ ▁Kirk ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁many ▁roles ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁She ▁appeared ▁with ▁Vincent ▁Price ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 - D ▁horror ▁film ▁House ▁of ▁W ax ▁( 1 9 5 3 ). ▁Her ▁most ▁notable ▁television ▁role ▁was ▁opposite ▁Peter ▁Law ford ▁in ▁The ▁Th in ▁Man ▁( 1 9 5 7 1 9 5 9 ), ▁where in ▁they ▁played ▁Nick ▁and ▁N ora ▁Charles . ▁A ▁newspaper ▁column ist ▁described ▁what ▁distinguished ▁Kirk ' s ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁program : ▁"[ I ] t ' s ▁her ▁bra ins ▁that ▁keep ▁her ▁flying ▁high ▁on ▁' The ▁Th in ▁Man ' ▁series ." ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁appeared ▁with ▁Jerry ▁Lewis ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁film ▁The ▁Sad ▁S ack ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁film ▁Back ▁from ▁E tern ity . ▁Kirk ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁The ▁Red ▁But tons ▁Show ▁and ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁some ▁television ▁programs , ▁including ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone ▁(" A ▁World ▁of ▁His ▁O wn "). ▁As ▁her ▁acting ▁career ▁slow ed ▁down , ▁Kirk ▁began