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Barbara Britton (I) (1919–1980)

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Sunny and vivacious to a tee, lovely, well-coiffed Barbara Britton looked like she stepped out of magazine as she entered our homes daily as the 'Revlon Girl' on 50s and 60s TV. She sparkled with the best of them and captured that "perfect wife/perfect mother" image with, well, perfect poise and perfect grace... See full bio »

Born:

Barbara Maurine Brantingham
in Long Beach, California, USA

Died:

(age 60) in New York City, New York, USA
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1968 One Life to Live (TV series)
Fran Craig Gordon #1 (1979-1980) (played role until her death)
 
1960 The Comedy Spot (TV series)
Laura Petrie
– Head of the Family (1960) … Laura Petrie
 
1955 The Spoilers
Helen Chester
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Alice / Kathy Collins
– The Fabulous Sycamores (1955) … Alice
– Twelve to Eternity (1955) … Kathy Collins
 
1955 The Christophers (TV series)
– Washington as Commander-in-Chief (1955)
 
1950-1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Liz
– The Stranger (1955)
– Now or Never (1955) … Liz
– Til Next We Meet (1952)
– Mrs. Mike (1950)
 
1955 Night Freight
Wanda
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
– Five Star Crisis (1955)
 
1955 Ain't Misbehavin'
Pat Beaton
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Duana Clarke
– Flight 951 (1955) … Duana Clarke
 
1954 Danger (TV series)
– Never Come Home (1954)
 
1952-1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Pamela North / Kitty Pomeroy
– Climax (1954) … Pamela North
– Mask of Hate (1954) … Pamela North
– The Suspected (1954) … Pamela North
– The Girl in Cell 13 (1954) … Pamela North
– The Placid Affair (1954) … Pamela North
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1954 Dragonfly Squadron
Donna Cottrell
 
1952 The Raiders
Elizabeth Ainsworth
 
1952 Bwana Devil
Alice Hayward
 
1952 Ride the Man Down
Lottie Priest
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Pamela
– Say Hello to Pamela (1952) … Pamela
 
1951 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
– Blackout (1951)
 
1950-1951 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Over the Fence (1951)
– Christopher Beach (1950)
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
– The Crushed Rose (1951)
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Hilda
– The Treasure Trove (1951) … Hilda
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– The Haunted House (1951)
 
1950 The Bandit Queen
Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont
 
1950 Champagne for Caesar
Gwenn Bottomley
 
1949 I Shot Jesse James
Cynthy Waters
 
1949 Cover Up
Anita Weatherby
 
1948 Loaded Pistols
Mary Evans
 
1948 The Untamed Breed
Cherry Lucas
 
1948 Mr. Reckless
Betty Denton
 
1948 Albuquerque
Letty Tyler
 
1947 Gunfighters
Bess Banner
 
1946 The Return of Monte Cristo
Angela Picard
 
1946 The Fabulous Suzanne
Suzanne
 
1946 They Made Me a Killer
June Reynolds
 
1946 The Virginian
Molly Wood
 
1945 Captain Kidd
Lady Anne Dunstan
 
1945 The Great John L.
Kathy Harkness
 
1944 Till We Meet Again
Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree
 
1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell
Ruth
 
1944 Showboat Serenade (short)
Judy
 
1943 So Proudly We Hail!
Lt. Rosemary Larson
 
1943 The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith (short)
Grace
 
1943 Young and Willing
Marge Benson Dennison
 
1943 Freedom Comes High (short)
Ellen Blanding
 
1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Lucy Olcott
 
1942 Wake Island
Sally Cameron (uncredited)
 
1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon
Pamela, Girl at Circus (uncredited)
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind
Charleston Lady
 
1942 The Fleet's In
Eileen Wright
 
1941 Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Belle
 
1941 Secrets of the Wasteland
Jennifer Kendall
 
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1948 Loaded Pistols (performer: "Pretty Mary")
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1961-1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself (commercial spokeswoman)
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Hostess
– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Herself - Hostess
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Herself
 
1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Herself - Contestant
– Episode dated 13 June 1955 (1955) … Herself - Contestant
 
1955 The $64,000 Question (TV series)
Assistant
 
1955 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself - Sketch Comic
– Episode #1.13 (1955) … Herself - Sketch Comic
 
1951 Twenty Questions (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 January 1951 (1951) … Herself
 
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2008 The Naked Archaeologist (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

(1976) Unsold pilot: Appeared in a sitcom pilot, "Head of the Family". See more »
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Portrayed Laura Petrie in the Carl Reiner television pilot Head of the Family, which eventually became the basis for The Dick Van Dyke Show. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra