Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the mousy Mrs. Rand in the cult classic "I Walked with a Zombie" (1943). Born into a theatrical family of wealth and position, she began her career on the Broadway stage making her formal debut at the age of 16 in the original production of "Cyrano de Bergerac". Following this feat, she later appeared in leading roles in such theatrical plays as "Hamlet," "Trelawny of the "Wells," "The Merchant of Venice," "The Servant in the House," "King Henry IV," "The Immortal Thief," "Caponsacchi," "The Phantom Lover," "Michael and Mary," "Becky Sharp," "Mrs. Moonlight," "Trolius and Cressida," "The Perfect Marriage," "Moor Born," "Strange Orchestra," "Piper Paid," "Allure," "Symphony," "Parnell," "The Shoemakers Holiday," "Wise Tomorrow," and "Wuthering Heights." After being discovered by film director Charles Vidor during a dinner party hosted by Orson Welles, he was so taken by her dark good looks, charm, and poise, that he arranged for her to begin a career in the film industry beginning with her being under his direction in "Ladies in Retirement" (1941). Often typecast as a wife, mother, old maid, housekeeper, secretary, governess, society matron, nurse, educator, or, in her later years, matriarch, she appeared in such motion pictures as "Lady for a Night" (1942), "Give Out, Sisters" (1942), "Get Hep to Love" (1942), "You Can't Escape Forever" (1942), "Always a Bridesmaid" (1943), "The Ghost Ship" (1943), "The Song of Bernadette" (1943), "Jane Eyre" (1944), "The Story of Dr. Wassell" (1944), "Strangers in the Night" (1944), "The Keys to the Kingdom" (1944), "That's the Spirit" (1945), "Molly and Me" (1945), "Ruthless" (1948), "The Lady Gambles" (1949), "Holiday for Sinners" (1952), "The Swan" (1956) and "In Love and War" (1958). With the advent of television, she became a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Lux Video Theatre," "Telephone Time," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse," "Northwest Passage," and "Schlitz Playhouse." During her career, she was a member of the Theatre Guild, was active with the New York State Democratic Committee, was a theatrical professor for the American Academy of Dramatic Art, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, and she was the first wife of actor Vincent Price from 1938 to 1948 (their union ended in divorce and they produced one child, the acclaimed poet and environmentalist Vincent Barrett Price). Upon her 1959 retirement, she spent the remainder of her life dividing time between her homes in New Mexico and Massachusetts, was instrumental in elevating the writing career of her only son, and was a prominent benefactor to several New York based libraries, schools, hospitals, and museums.