An American actress born in San Francisco, California, on March 16, 1913. In 1941, Shirley married Ralph T. Kettering, and they had two children before their divorce. She's known for Love on a Budget (1938), Off to the Races (1937) and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940). After 1952, she retired from acting and devoted herself to her family. She died of cancer in 1983, at age 70.