 Following a move to Chicago, Mitchell appeared in the network broadcast of "The First Nighter Program" and played small parts in various soap operas, including "The Story of Mary Marlin" and "The Road of Life".After she moved to Los Angeles, she played opposite Joan Davis and Jack Haley in "The Sealtest Village Store".She also starred as Louella in "The Life of Riley" and joined the cast of "Fibber McGee and Molly" as Alice Darling in 1943.