Aubert was born in Paris, France,[2] to a single mother, Augustine Marguerite Perrinot, who pushed her daughter into a career in show business.

As a teenager, she was given voice and music lessons and at age eighteen appeared in an elaborate Mistinguett production at the Casino de Paris.

"[citation needed] In 1931, Aubert was a guest star on a radio broadcast on WJZ, singing selections from the show America's Sweetheart[2] in which she appeared on Broadway.

[6] Following her divorce, Aubert began working in Broadway musical comedies as well as making an appearance in the 1934 East Coast film production "The Gem of the Ocean".

Although never a headline star, for the next three decades her career was busy with numerous recordings, film and stage performances, and eventually roles on television.