Her most famous film role was Madame Defarge in MGM's version of A Tale of Two Cities (1935), but she was also the compassionate aunt in The Song of Bernadette (1943).
Il suo ruolo cinematografico più famoso fu quello di Madame Defarge nella versione MGM di A Tale of Two Cities (1935), ma interpretò anche la zia compassionevole in The Song of Bernadette (1943).