Leave Her to Heaven
What would become her breakthrough part was announced in 1944, when she was cast by Brahm to act in the 1945 thriller "Hangover Square", starring George Sanders, Linda Darnell and Laird Cregar. She was considered for the role of Ruth Berent in "Leave Her to Heaven", which eventually went to Jeanne Crain. Instead, she was cast in "Junior Miss". The third film of her career was "The Spider" in 1945.