She was known as being a petite but versatile actress, taking on roles of children and adults alike in stage plays across the country.

She would generally receive a better reception from southern audiences, being described by one newspaper as "the most unassuming little actress that has stopped in Topeka for many years."

Bunting appeared on stage from a very young age, having developed an interest in acting when living in Wellsville, Ohio.

Under the management of Roy Applegate, she headed up her own company and had starred in leading roles on various plays, such as The Little Minister, The Bishop's Carriage and The Dawn of a Tomorrow.

[2] She was married to Charles Leyburne on May 22, 1899,[10] who died in March 1903 at the age of 26 after a short illness of typhoid pneumonia, which no hope of recovery.