Well-groomed, gentle-natured, British-born character actress from the
stage. In Hollywood by the mid-'30s and signed by MGM to play
encouraging, benevolent relatives on film, notably Mickey Rooney's mother in the "Andy Hardy" series.
First appeared on the English stage under the name Gaby Fay. Prior to her work in Hollywood, she acted at the Pasadena Playhouse in California.
Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, CA, in the
Whispering Pines section.
