She was awarded the military O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1946 King's Honours List for her as Chief Officer of the Wrens during World War II.
She was educated at Lausanne University and Lausanne Conservatory. She studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England from 1934 to 1937.
Daughter of Ralph Nye and his wife, Elizabeth Innes Hall.