[5] She initially entered films at RKO, working as Renee Haal, and made her début in Sam Wood's Kitty Foyle (1940).

During World War II, she and her husband entertained troops with amateur magic shows that they put on through the USO.

[citation needed] She continued working in small roles, such as Vivian Vedder in Terror by Night (1946) and Mrs. Stebbins in Stanley Kramer's Inherit the Wind.

Taking secretarial and real estate classes to help support the family income, Godfrey tried making a comeback of sorts, finding bit roles in the films.

[7] With primary focus on raising her three children (which included a set of twins), she was seen only sporadically on TV during the 1950s with guest roles on programs hosted by Loretta Young and Jane Wyman.