One of the most prominent female stars in post-war Britain, she occupied various positions within the British and Motion Picture Herald popularity polls between 1945 and 1950, with her highest ranking being third. Her early roles often called for her to embody characteristics such as being pretty, vivacious, and charming.
She appeared in numerous extremely popular wartime Gainsborough costume dramas, including the notable films "Madonna of the Seven Moons" in 1945 and "The Wicked Lady" in 1945. Additionally, she made a single film in Hollywood, the Technicolor production "Canyon Passage" in 1946.
Her most notable acting opportunities were in the films "The Brothers" in 1947, where she portrayed a sultry orphan wreaking havoc on a remote Scottish island, and "When the Bough Breaks" in 1947, a stark drama about an unwed mother.
Following her second marriage in 1949, she relocated to Paris and began to work more frequently in European cinema, filming in France, Italy, and even a French-Canadian feature in Quebec. She returned to England in the late 1950s, making a few more films and television appearances before retiring in 1963.
She spent many years living in Locarno, Switzerland, before passing away there in December 2003.
