There, she attracted the attention of director Harold Clurman and playwright Clifford Odets, who invited her to appear in a three-month production of Odets' play Golden Boy, produced by the Group Theatre.
Her blev hun bemærket af instruktøren Harold Clurman og dramatikeren Clifford Odets, som inviterede hende til at spille på Group Theatre i New York i et Odets-stykke, Golden Boy.