Jane was discovered in 1944 by Arthur Wenzler while working in a defense plant. She later signed a contract with Fox Studios. She appeared in movies such as Give My Regards to Broadway and Sitting Pretty (uncredited). She died on October 5, 1993 of a stroke at the age of 68.

Nigh, along with Pat McVey, co-starred in the TV series Big Town, with McVey playing the city editor of a newspaper, and Nigh his secretary.