Her professional stage career began in 1915 on tour in the chorus of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
The next season, she was given the roles of the Plaintiff in Trial by Jury and Lady Psyche in Princess Ida.
[1] Gordon starred in the title role in the romantic comic opera Valentine at the St. James's Theatre from January to April 1918.
She later appeared in a few films, playing Ruth Hopkins in Danger Trails (1935), Matron in All the Way to Paris (1967) and Passenger in Golden Rendezvous (1977).
Later stage roles included Midge in Tulip Time in 1935 at the Alhambra Theatre.