Born on 20 September 1915 in Chicago, America. Father -- the actor and future playwright Louis Freiman.

1922 -- arrived with her parents to New York. She learned in a Sholem Aleichem folkshul. In her early youth she spent time at Camp Boiberik, where she received a Goldfaden medal in the sculpture department. She participated as a child in the local productions, performing for Moshe Feder and Rose Zhelazo, also acting in the Workmen's Circle camp with Ella Mintz.

Professionally she debuted in 1933 with Pesach'ke Burstein and Lillian Lux in the "Hopkinson" Theatre in her father's comedy "Di gasn-zinger (The Street Singer)".

1934 -- was taken into the Yiddish Actors Unon as a member.

1935 -- acted in her father's operetta "David and Esther" in the "National Theatre" (with Julius Nathanson, Ola Lilith, Leo Fuchs, Sam Kestin et al.), and in the same season here, performed one of the main roles in her father's drama "Di shvartse mame".

1936 -- F. acted in vaudeville in the "McKinley Square" Theatre in the Bronx, and at the end of the season (with Jennie Goldstein) in her father's play "Darf a mame dertseyln?".

1937 -- acted in the "National" Theatre in I. J. Singer's "Khbr nakhman" (with Ben Ami, Gerstin and Celia Adler).