Peggy Cartwright was a child actress born on November 14, 1912, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

[3] As Cartwright's career was beginning to advance, her father—a doctor—insisted that his family return to Canada in order that his children receive decent scholarships.

[4] In 1931, she briefly returned to filming, first with a minor role in Victor Saville's The Faithful Heart (which would be released in 1932).

She also appeared as Greta, together with Jack Buchanan and Anna Neagle, in the musical film Goodnight, Vienna.

Shortly thereafter, Cartwright relocated to New York, where she married comedian Phil Baker, with whom she subsequently had four children: Margot, Stuart, Michael, and Susan.