In May 1935, Ferris was a witness in a trial in Los Angeles as her mother sued for more than $3,000 in past-due support payments.

[2] Her mother remarried in November 1917 to a salesman named David Hamlin Ferris, who adopted Audrey.

In 1927 she received her first supporting role in Woman's Law, which starred Lillian Rich.

[citation needed] Her work in sound films included portraying a chorus girl in The Jazz Singer (1927), and acting in Rinty of the Desert (1928).

Her last role was in the 1935 film The Marriage Bargain, alongside Lon Chaney Jr. and Lila Lee.