She went on to perform in St. Louis Municipal Opera productions, including portraying Julie in Show Boat and Huguette in The Vagabond King.
[6] A lingering interest in performing led her to a job as a dancer at the El Morocco night club in New York, where a talent scout saw her and convinced her to take a Warner Bros. screen test.
[7] Drew appeared in the films Slightly Scandalous (1946),[8] The Vigilantes Return (1947),[9] Watch the Birdie (1950), and Danger Zone (1951).
[9] Her work on television included portraying Sharon Richard, the girlfriend of the main character on Front Page Detective.
[11] Drew was vice-president of Nevil Enterprises Inc., a plastic-manufacturing company based in Buffalo,[12] for six years, doing public relations.