About
Actress who is best remembered for her starring roles in the Broadway productions of Ziegfeld Follies and High Spirits, both of which earned her Tony Award nominations.
Before Fame
She performed in a family trio act with her mother and sister.
Trivia
She won a 1953 Tony Award for her performance of An Evening with Beatrice Lillie. A year later, she won a Sarah Siddons Award for her contribution to Chicago theater.
Family Life
She married Sir Robert Peel in 1920.
Associated With
She appeared with Mary Pickford's brother, Jack, in the 1926 comedy film Exit Smiling.