She spent the final decade of her life as one of New York's most
highly praised character actresses. She had sacrificed her career to
care for an ailing parent, and when she returned to acting, she was in
her mid-30s, overweight and without much promise of reviving her career. However, she scored great successes in the off-Broadway plays of
Samuel Beckett (most notably "Happy Days"), appeared in
Edward Albee's
"Malcolm" (1966) and "Box" (1968), and earned a Tony nomination for her
role in
Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party" (1968). She earned an
Emmy nomination for her role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production
of "Little Moon of Alban".