She Scored a Movie Contract At Fox Studios
After Norma’s interview, she had a screen test for studio head Darryl Zanuck, who offered her a seven year contract at Fox for a salary of $75 per week. This would jumpstart Norma’s acting career significantly and quickly. While she was under contract she spent her first six months at the studio taking classes in acting, singing and dancing, solely observing the movie making process that she desperately wanted to be a part of.