 During their marriage, Myrtle briefly considered becoming a policewoman.After performing with the Johnson Singers, appearing on Broadway, and getting her own radio show in NYC, Myrtle began winning small roles in films around 1936, when she played Eve in "The Green Pastures", a retelling of biblical stories with an all-black cast.Later on in her career, she split her time between taking on film roles and working at the post office in Los Angeles, California.