She is best remembered for portraying Mrs. Oakley in the first season of Crossroads in 1964, and for the role of Nancy in the mini-series The Owl Service between 1969 and 1970.
Born in Wrexham, Wales, Edwards was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
[2] She also appeared in productions in theaters in Manchester, Canterbury, and Plymouth before joining Emlyn Williams's theatre company.
[2] Her other television credits include Mr. Sheridan's Umbrella (1957), Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960), Emergency Ward 10 (1961), The Odd Man (1963), Perry Mason (1963−4), ITV Play of the Week (1965, as Mother in Women Beware Women), The Secret Agent (1967), Man in a Suitcase (1967), Theatre 625 (1967−1968), and Sherlock Holmes (1968).
[2] She died at Devizes Hospital after becoming ill during a performance of Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing, West Sussex.