The Big Heat
She made her film debut as Lady Macbeth in Orson Welles' 1948 film "Macbeth", based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. Despite the fact that she and the film received withering reviews at the time, Nolan's film career flourished in largely supporting roles. Viewers of film noir may know her best as the corrupt wife of a dead (and equally corrupt) police officer in Fritz Lang's "The Big Heat".