[5] She had featured roles in the romantic comedy Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) that starred Lucille Ball, and the western Rancho Notorious (1952) with Marlene Dietrich.

She was also a regular on the detective series The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1954), starring Don Haggerty, but was written out of the show when she became pregnant.

[6] The series co-starred Herbert Anderson as her husband, and young Jay North in the title role of Dennis.

Henry portrayed sunny domesticity and maternal warmth for four seasons until the series' cancellation in 1963.

In 2012, she guest-starred on the Parks and Recreation episode "Campaign Shake-Up", playing the role of Mary-Elizabeth Clinch.