As a child, she was the model for the Fairy Soap brand.
On the New York stage she appeared in 'Daisy Mayme' (1926), 'Our Betters' (1928), 'Philip Goes Forth' (1931), 'Here Come the Clowns' (1938) and 'The Patriots' (1943); all of which were written by her husband.
Husband Sidney Kingsley, a playwright, is best known for his plays "Dead End"
and "Detective Story".
Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 Vine Street.
Eudora Welty references in one of her stories,a Madge Evans hat that was popular at least in the South in the 1920s, that the actress had worn as a child: broad brimmed, with streamers hanging down the back as far as the waist.