[citation needed] Lovett graduated from Pembroke College in Brown University with a major in sociology and a minor in psychology.

She was lent to Universal Studios to make The Green Hornet Strikes Again and retired from professional life in 1943 when her RKO contract expired.

Lovett's early radio experience came in Providence, where she performed on programs that included a cooking school, a dramatized serial, a shopping service, and a weekly fashion show.

[3] In radio series, Lovett supplied the voices for Toni Sherwood on Rocky Jordan (1945-1947),[5] Meta Bauer/Jan Carter on Guiding Light (1948-1949) and Grace Adam on The Seeking Heart (1953-1955).

In 1954, Lovett began portraying Grace Adam, a doctor's wife, in The Seeking Heart, a CBS daytime drama.