She made 14 films, the last being Covered Wagon Days (1940) in which she was the female lead alongside The Three Mesquiteers.
[6][4] After attending the University of Chicago,[2][3] she moved to San Francisco, working as a model until an opportunity to sing in a hotel's supper room provided an entry into entertainment.
[7] In 1936, a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles approved a contract for her to work for Paramount.
[9] Griffith's parents died in 1932, at which time she began to care for and support her younger sister, Rita.
[12] On November 2, 1941, she gave birth prematurely to a girl, Kathleen Crawford, who died six days later, despite a blood transfusion from the father.