Briefly in films as a child, she was stereotyped early in her career as an ethnic dancer, playing harem beauties, island girls, senoritas, and Indian maidens.
Grandmother of Jessie S. Marion and Maggie Marion.
Grandmother-in-law of Dean Cameron.
In July 2005, she appeared as a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina along with Ty Hardin, Ed Nelson, Donna Douglas, Jo Morrow, Richard Anderson, Lorna Gray (aka Adrian Booth) and Henry Darrow.
Mother of actor/director Richard Marion.
Mother-in-law of Ruth Silveira.
Sang briefly with Xavier Cugat's band in the early 40s and recorded the song "Tico-Tico".
Universal Studios, who hired her quite frequently, would not sign her to a studio contact because she refused their request that she lose weight.
When she married writer Charles R. Marion in 1946, actor Jack Oakie served as best man.