Carolina Cotton made her mark in the world of entertainment when she acted in "I'm From Arkansas" (1944). In 1944, she made her acting debut in "Sing, Neighbor, Sing." In 1950, she starred with Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Playboy, in "Hoedown." In 1952, she starred with Gene Autry in "Blue Canadian Rockies" and "Apache Country." In 1944, she joined the Spade Cooley Orchestra where she met her future husband, Deuce Spriggins.