Gordon was credited as the first woman to be seen on colour television sets,[3][4] as she took part in John Logie Baird's world's first colour transmission on 3 July 1928.
Added hair-dye to make her darker brown hair, a more reddish colour for
all of her years in Crossroads. The hair colour showed up more on
camera too, apparently.
In 1974 she became the first woman to ever host the Royal Variety Performance.
Appeared in the stage revue Diamond Lil with Mae West in Manchester and the Prince of Wales in London.
Was sent to New York by Lew Grade in 1954 to study commercial television practices. Also worked as continuity announcer in New York for a local CBS affiliate station. Noele can be seen in the Goldbergs sitcom Episode dated 31 August 1954 (1954) playing Molly's keep-fit director Miss Willoughby.