Upon leaving school in 1920, she embarked on a long and successful career in the theatre, making her first public appearance performing comedy in the style of Nellie Wallace.

[1] After returning to London, she developed an act which included both songs and impersonations of famous stars, and became popular for her theatre and cabaret appearances.

In 1933, she appeared on BBC radio in a broadcast in which she impersonated, among others, Janet Gaynor, Greta Garbo, Jimmy Durante, Gracie Fields, and Marlene Dietrich.

After another tour of the U.S., she returned to top the bill in London, adding an impersonation of Mae West to her repertoire, and featured in the 1937 Royal Variety Performance.

Her recording of the risqué song "The Deepest Shelter in Town" has been featured in multiple World War II music compilations.