Feisty, multi-talented redhead whose career careened precipitously over four decades, with an initial appearance in noir as a mouthy witness in BOOMERANG! (1947) when she was just 21.

There's a solid, informative IMDB bio that will provide more details:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930209/bio?ref_=nm_ql_1

She was Oscar-nominated for her performance in THE DEFIANT ONES.

"Noir chops" were definitely present, but they surfaced only in TV noir, including an early version of the 1962 French noir LE SEPTIÈME JURÉ entitled "The Twelfth Juror," which was part of the 205-episode live thirty-minute mystery series called THE WEB. She also appeared in TV noir adaptations of QUICKSAND (Robert Montgomery Presents) and THE GLASS WEB (Lux Video Theater).