She started her career as a stage actress, mainly on the west end stage in London. Her first role was as a student in The Winter Garden in Camden on the 18 September 1920. One of her last stage roles was as Vera Kurton in The Third Visitor at the Granville Theatre in Walham Green in Jan 1946. After this she mainly appeared on television and radio until her retirement in the late 1950's.

She acted in a number of small budget UK films in the 1930s and 1940s. Her biggest part being Mary Norton in Brief Enounter.

She was married to Graeme Muir.