Beginning of her career was from , one of the well-known actress of the classic Hollywood era, the period when you had to express yourself through the acts with musical backgrounds, it was silence movie period. She started her career with a stream of B-movies and later she got into the big-budget movies. Starting with minor roles in the movies did not provide much to her career at the beginning; it was just an introduction to the industry. Though it was one of the top looking actresses it was difficult for her to compete with the stable and popular actresses of her time. It took some-time and experience to come up and make a platform for her.