[4][2] Her first big role was on stage as Wendy in a 1953 production of Peter Pan, starring opposite Pat Kirkwood.
Gorsen, who was 20 at the time and living in Hampstead, London, nearly missed her audition for the role after muddling up the date.
At the last minute, she threw together the combination of a sophisticated suit, high heeled shoes, nylons and a tight skirt, and rushed to the audition.
On TV, her appearances included Beth in the BBC's 1950 version of Little Women, and in the soap Emergency Ward 10 in 1958.
In 1960, Gorsen married the actor Ronald Lewis,[6] with whom she worked at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.