[citation needed] Ellis began her career in 1960 when she played Shirley on the TV series Dan Raven.

Other credits include the TV shows Suspicion, The Virginian, Morning Star (1965-1966),[2][3] and the movie The New Interns.

Her other stage roles include Nora in The Doll's House and Desdemona, opposite William Marshall's Othello.

She produced a theatrical version of The Servant starring Keir Dullea at the former Bayview Playhouse in Toronto and co-produced Rugged Gold, a family movie directed by Michael Anderson.

After her divorce from him, she married, in 1977, British film director Michael Anderson (Around the World in 80 Days, Logan's Run).