 Her first professional work was a part in Edmond T. Gréville's film "The Romantic Age" (1949), followed by a juvenile lead in a tour of the play "Random Harvest".After joining the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, she remained in the company of actors for two years, departing with the role Lady Grey in "Henry VI Part III" at the Old Vic.A television role followed, as Mrs Crichton in "Larger Than Life".