- Met husband, actor Peter Murray-Hill, during the run of a West End production of "Punch Without Judy" in 1939. He later became a well-respected antiquarian bookseller specializing in 18th-century books.
- Worked in Hollywood for 7 years without success and returned to Britain.
- In the 1940s she was Britain's second most popular actress, coming less than 900 votes behind winner Margaret Lockwood in one poll.
- Often typecast as the virtuous victim, but proved to be more versatile than previously expected by the 1950s. Her role in Crash of Silence (1952) has often been regarded by critics and fans alike as a high point in her career, in that the film allowed her the opportunity to demonstrate a range that all too often went untapped earlier in her film career.
- Mostly known for her rather lightweight film roles in drawing-room comedies or costumed melodramas, she subsequently played weightier roles on the stage, such as Jean Anouilh's "The Rehearsal" in 1961 and Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" (1971).
- Daughter Ann Auriol born 1943, son Piers born 1954.
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