Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the conniving Sandra in the film noir classic "The Damned Don't Cry" (1950). Born Wilhelmina deWit, after attaining her degree in theatrical arts from The American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City, New York, she began her career on the stage appearing as a leading lady in the original casts of such productions as "Romeo and Juliet," "The Taming of the Shrew," "Empress of Destiny," and "Day in the Sun." With the outbreak of World War II, she toured with the USO as a professional singer and following the wars completion, she relocated to her native California and while working as a professional model for the Paul Hess Agency she was discovered by film director Jacques Tourneur. Impressed by her professionalism, dark good looks, and wit, he arranged for her to begin a career in the film industry beginning with her being under his supervision in "The Leopard Man" (1943). From there, she went on to flourish as a character actress appearing in over 75 features in a 30-year career; often typecast as retail clerks, exotics, gold diggers, fortune tellers, con-artists, models, chorines, secretaries, housekeepers, nurses, wives, mothers, old maids, educators, snobs, women with a past, villainesses, socialites, and, in her later years, matriarchs. She appeared in such feature films as "Dragon Seed" (1944), "I'll Remember April" (1945), "She Wrote the Book" (1946), "The Lone Wolf in Mexico" (1947), "The Snake Pit" (1948), "Chinatown at Midnight" (1949), "Never a Dull Moment" (1950), "The First Legion" (1951), "Carrie" (1952), "She's Back on Broadway" (1953), "Playgirl" (1954), "All That Heaven Allows" (1955), "The Toy Tiger" (1956), "Tea and Sympathy" (1956), "A Pocketful of Miracles" (1961), "It Happened at the World's Fair" (1963), "Twice-Told Tales" (1963), and "Harper" (1966). During the advent of television, she became a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse," "Suspense," "The Ford Theatre Hour," "Studio One," "The Ray Milland Show," "Screen Directors Playhouse," "The Millionaire," "Matinee Theatre," "Man Without a Gun," "State Trooper," "The Twilight Zone," "Bourbon Street Beat," "Wagon Train," "The Loretta Young Show," "Surfside 6," "One Step Beyond," "Johnny Midnight," "The Danny Thomas Show," "Hawaiian Eye," "Arrest and Trial," and "The Name of the Game." During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, was a chairwoman for her local divisions of the American Red Cross and the American Diabetes Association, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild. In 1970, deWit, who never married nor had any children, retired from acting and spent the final years of her life journaling, sculpting, was a generous benefactor for several hospitals, state parks, and schools, was a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was often seen dining out almost daily at the historic Los Angeles Country Club until her death from natural causes.