She appeared in numerous films, TV series and theatrical productions throughout the 1910s to the 1960s[1] Gear was born in New York in 1897.

She subsequently appeared in Broadway productions such as The Gold Diggers, A Dangerous Maid, Poppy, The Optimists, Gay Divorce and Life Begins at 8:40.

[2] During World War II, she toured with the wartime comedy play Count Me In as part of the USO, entertaining the troops.

[3] She also appeared in films like Queen High, Carefree, Lady in the Dark, The Perfect Marriage and Jigsaw and TV series like Broadway Television Theatre, The Big Story, The Elgin Hour and Joe and Mabel.

[2] Gear was married three times: to New York playboy Byron Chandler,[4] aviator Gustave Maurice Heckscher, and Frederick W.A.