 "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote of mannerisms "that you'd expect to find in a nightclub impersonation of [Davis]", while the London critic, Richard Winninger, wrote
Her films of this period included "The Virgin Queen" (1955), "Storm Center" (1956), and "The Catered Affair" (1956).As her career declined, her marriage continued to deteriorate until she filed for divorce in 1960.The following year, her mother died.