About
Texas-born actress who played character roles in more than five hundred films and appeared in multiple television shows.
Before Fame
She started acting in silent films when she was four years old.
Trivia
She signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1938 and was cast in multiple feature films directed by Frank Capra.
Family Life
Her mother, Rose Allen, was also an actress.
Associated With
She played the mother of James Dean's character in the iconic 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.
