The daughter of distinguished British leading actor Clive Brook, actress Faith Brook was in the family business on stage in her teens. Her first film appearance was in 1942's The Jungle Book, filmed in Hollywood by the British-based Korda production company. She continued appearing in such 1950s films as Chase a Crooked Shadow (1957) and The 39 Steps (1959) (not the Hitchcock classic, but a lukewarm remake), and in such 1960s productions as To Sir with Love (1968).