In 1953, after moving to New York with her husband, writer and producer Milo Frank (who was hired to be head of casting for CBS), her film work transitioned to theatre and TV. She starred on Broadway in "The Seven Year Itch", and appeared in major stage productions of "Damn Yankees", "Bus Stop", "As You Like It" and "No No Nanette". Later she returned to Hollywood and continued working at RKO and Columbia Pictures. Her final film was RKO's "While the City Sleeps" in 1956, a murder mystery co-starring Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Vincent Price and her frequent collaborator Ida Lupino.