After her first marriage ended, she lived with fellow actor, Nicholas "Beau" Hannen, from 1922 but they couldn't marry because Hannen's wife refused a divorce. In 1928 she legally changed her name to Athene Hannen. They were married after his wife's death in 1960.
She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1959 Queen's Honours List for her services to drama.
Stage actress who made her début in 1909
Stepmother of Hermione Hannen.
Upon her death, her remains were interred at St. Mary's Churchyard, Mill Green, Station Road, Wargrave, Berkshire, England.