She acted in school productions, but had no other acting experience, when she was accepted to study at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1926, where she was in the same class as Margaretta Scott.
Hun spillede i skoleproduktioner, men havde ingen anden skuespilerfaring, da hun blev optaget til at studere på Royal Academy of Dramatic Art i 1926, hvor hun var i samme klasse som Margaretta Scott.