[5] When she was 12 years old, Edwards danced in Let's Face It,[3] and at the age of 14, she appeared on Broadway as a dancer in Ziegfeld Follies of 1943.

[3] She also appeared in the films Trail of Robin Hood, Spoilers of the Plains, Heart of the Rockies, In Old Amarillo, North of the Great Divide, Sunset in the West, Street Bandits, Two Guys from Texas and Missing Women, among others.

[3] Public response to Edwards' appearance with Roy Rogers in Sunset in the West (1950) led to her receiving a long-term contract with Republic Pictures.

[9] In 1956, though, she appeared as Molly Crowley in the TV Western series Cheyenne in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo" that was released as a feature film called The Travelers.

She also appeared as Sally Jo Beale opposite George Montgomery playing the title role in Wagon Train S1 E17 "The Jesse Cowan Story" which aired in July 1957.