Throughout her career, she was thought of more as a glamourous heroine than a serious actress.

I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen.

Resolving to become a serious actress, she took acting lessons from a variety of teachers.

She was determined to become a serious, dramatic actress - with or without the studio.

But that fact might have held back her career as a serious actress.

Moreover, they did not want her to become a serious actress.

Although she had tried for a long time to transform herself into a serious actress, this film made her realize what that process really meant.

Well, Alice, she came across as a very serious actress, you know.

Miss Miles has not done poorly as a serious actress, however.

As well as being a strong singer she has also become a serious actress.