 Her mother was actress Mary Forbes, and her elder brother was actor Ralph Forbes (né Ralph Forbes Taylor), she made her first film appearance in 1935 and her last in 1995.She appeared on Broadway between 1931 and 1985, mostly in revivals of classics.Forbes created the role of the outspoken maid, Wilson, in the original production of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" opposite Katharine Cornell.