Ethel Revnell was born in Clerkenwell, and Gracie West in Notting Hill, London.

[2] They made many successful appearances in pantomime, featuring in 1934 as the "ugly sisters" in Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

[4] The duo also appeared in several films, including Father O'Flynn (1935), So This Is London (1939), The Balloon Goes Up (1942), and Up with the Lark (1943).

[5] Gracie West largely retired in 1946, due to ill health,[2] but continued to make occasional appearances with Revnell into the early 1950s.

[4] She also appeared on stage with Jack Buchanan in the revue Fine Feathers,[2] and in the 1953 Royal Variety Performance.