[4][5][6] Her sister was Dorothy Joyce, who would appear in The Blue Bird (1940) and Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960).
[7][4][8] In 1939, Arleen signed with Charles R. Rogers for a seven-year option for the Paramount film The Star Maker.
A Variety review commented that her performance was "excellent throughout, especially capable in scenes in which she decides to be adopted by the rich city friends",[11] and The Hollywood Reporter wrote that she was "superb".
[13][14] In 1942, Arleen portrayed the young Cassandra Tower in the Warner Bros. film Kings Row.
[15] Arleen also appeared as the main character during childhood in The Gay Sisters to a positive review by The Hollywood Reporter,[16] and in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.