Deering was one of the busiest and most often-seen actresses in the Golden Age of live television drama.
Primarily a stage and radio actress before 50s TV came along, her more notable stage performances included working opposite Paul Muni in a revival of "Counselor-at-Law" on Broadway (1942) and playing the Queen to Maurice Evans' "King Richard II" earlier in 1937.
Schooled at the Professional Children's School, and made her stage debut in 1933, at the age of 15, with a mute walk-on role in a NY production of "Girls in Uniform".
Younger sister of Alfred Ryder.