The family toured widely in Australia and New Zealand as part of variety revues, and Violet (credited as Violet Elliott) joined the shows from a young age, performing with her parents and sisters.
[1][2] In 1930 she moved to Britain, where she was known as Chick (or Chic) Elliott in order to avoid confusion with another actress of a similar name.
She continued to perform as a blackface act in touring variety shows, and as a stand-up comedian in an evening gown.
She worked in musical comedies, revues and operettas, and appeared in the 1942 British film, Asking for Trouble.
She appeared in Merrie England at the Princes Theatre, followed by a show, The Kid from Stratford, with Arthur Askey, until 1948.