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Hillary Brooke (1914–1999)

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Producers tended to think of her as too intelligent and self-possessed to be sexy, so she never got the lead and seldom got the man. She displayed a real flair for comedy, however, and appeared with Bob Hope ( Monsieur Beaucaire) and Red Skelton ( The Fuller Brush Man) and, of course, was a regular as Lou Costello's semi-girlfriend on The Abbott and Costello Show... See more trivia »

Died:

(age 84) in Bonsall, California, USA

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Filmography

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1960 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Greta Morgan
This Is It, Michael Shayne (1960) … Greta Morgan
 
1959-1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Laura Renault / Winifred
The Fine Art of Murder (1960) … Laura Renault
The Limping Man (1959) … Winifred
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Night Club (1959)
 
1959 Lawman (TV series)
Claire Adams
The Ring (1959) … Claire Adams
 
1959 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Mrs. Carter
The Great Anderson Mystery (1959) … Mrs. Carter
 
1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Julia Bulette
The Louisiana Dude (1959) … Julia Bulette
 
1958 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
 
1957 December Bride (TV series)
Miss Bennett
The Other Woman (1957) … Miss Bennett
 
1957 Perry Mason (TV series)
Doris Cole
The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (1957) … Doris Cole
 
1957 Spoilers of the Forest
Phyllis Warren
 
1956-1957 Private Secretary (TV series)
Blanche Colvey
That's No Lady, That's an Agent (1957) … Blanche Colvey
Cat in the Hot Tin File (1956) … Blanche Colvey (uncredited)
 
1956 West Point (TV series)
Carol Gridgeman
The Right to Choose (1956) … Carol Gridgeman
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Caroline
Palm Springs Incident (1956) … Caroline
 
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Jan Peterson
 
1955-1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Adelaide Manning / Betty Horn / Diana Blair
The Senora (1956)
Arab Duel (1956) … Betty Horn
The Blue Landscape (1955) … Adelaide Manning
The Treasure (1955) … Diana Blair
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Countess
The Sword of Villon (1956) … Countess
 
1956 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Angela Randall
The Fox Hunt (1956) … Angela Randall
 
1955 Bengazi
Nora Nielson
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Jane
The Vickie Lawson Story (1955) … Jane
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Vivian Riley
Cardboard Casanova (1955) … Vivian Riley
 
1952-1955 My Little Margie (TV series)
Roberta Townsend
Papa and Mambo (1955) … Roberta Townsend
Margie's New Boyfriend (1955) … Roberta Townsend
Hawaii Story (1955) … Roberta Townsend
Make Up Your Mind (1955)
Convention Story (1954) … Roberta Townsend
 
1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Julie
Luxurious Ladies (1955) … Julie
 
1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Paula Jackson
Jackpot (1955) … Paula Jackson
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Sharon
Favor for a Friend (1955) … Sharon
 
1954 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
A Man's Home (1954)
 
1954 Big Town (TV series)
The Senator Story (1954)
 
1954 The Mickey Rooney Show (TV series)
Mrs. Brown
The Other Woman (1954) … Mrs. Brown (as Hilary Brooke)
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
 
1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Betty Farris
The Placid Affair (1954) … Betty Farris
 
1954 Heat Wave
Carol Forrest
 
1954 Dragon's Gold
Vivian Crosby
 
1954 Passport to Danger (TV series)
Mae Rand
Casablanca (1954) … Mae Rand
 
1953 Mexican Manhunt
Eve Carter
 
1952-1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
Julia Bentley
The Case of Lady Luck (1953) … Julia Bentley
Fair Exchange (1952)
 
1953 The Maze
Peggy Lord
 
1952-1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Hillary Brooke / Hilary Brooke
Safari (1953) … Hillary Brooke
Little Old Lady (1953) … Hillary Brooke
Las Vegas (1953) … Hillary Brooke
Television (1953) … Hillary Brooke
Hillary's Birthday (1953) … Hillary Brooke
 
1952-1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Miriam / Miriam Newsom
Ladies on His Mind (1953) … Miriam Newsom
Backstage (1952) … Miriam
 
1953 Invaders from Mars
Mrs. Mary MacLean
 
1953 The Lady Wants Mink
Evelyn Cantrell
 
1953 Never Wave at a WAC
First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull
 
1952 Confidence Girl
Mary Webb
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Carol
The Bhandara Story (1952) … Carol (as Hillary Brook)
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
Always a Bridesmaid (1951)
Rewrite for Love (1951)
 
1951 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
That Time in Boston (1951)
 
1951 Lost Continent
Marla Stevens
 
1951 Skipalong Rosenbloom
Square Deal Sal (as Hillary Brook)
 
1951 Insurance Investigator
Addie Wilson
 
1950 Vendetta
Lydia Nevil
 
1950 The Admiral Was a Lady
Shirley Pedigrew
 
1950 Lucky Losers
'Countess' Margo
 
1950 Beauty on Parade
Gloria Barton
 
1950 Unmasked
Doris King (Jackson)
 
1949 Bodyhold
Flo Woodbury
 
1949 Alimony
Linda Waring
 
1949 Africa Screams
Diana Emerson
 
1948 Big Town Scandal
Lorelei Kilbourne
 
1948 The Fuller Brush Man
Mildred Trist
 
1948 Let's Live Again
Sandra Marlowe
 
1947 Big Town After Dark
Lorelei Kilbourne
 
1947 Big Town
Lorelei Kilbourne
 
1947 I Cover Big Town
Lorelei Kilbourne
 
1946 The Strange Woman
Meg Saladine
 
1946 Strange Journey
Patti Leeds
 
1946 Earl Carroll Sketchbook
Lynn Stafford
 
1946 Strange Impersonation
Arline Cole
 
1946 The Gentleman Misbehaves
Nina Mallory
 
1946 Up Goes Maisie
Barbara Nuboult
 
1945 The Woman in Green
Lydia
 
1945 The Crime Doctor's Courage
Kathleen Carson
 
1944 Practically Yours (uncredited)
 
1944 Ministry of Fear
Mrs. Bellane #2
 
1944 And the Angels Sing
Polish Bride (uncredited)
 
1944 Lady in the Dark
Miss Bar (uncredited)
 
1944 Standing Room Only
Alice Todd
 
1943 Jane Eyre
Blanche Ingraham
 
1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sally Musgrave
 
1943 The Crystal Ball
Friend of Jo Ainsley (uncredited)
 
1943 Happy Go Lucky
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
 
1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Jill Grandis - Driver (uncredited)
 
1942 Counter-Espionage
Pamela Hart
 
1942 Wake Island
Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
 
1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
 
1942 Ship Ahoy
Hillary (uncredited)
 
1942 To the Shores of Tripoli
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
 
1942 Sleepytime Gal
Railroad Station Blonde
 
1942 Mr. and Mrs. North
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1941 Two-Faced Woman
Dress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)
 
1941 Married Bachelor
Hillary Gordon (uncredited)
 
1941 Unfinished Business
Woman (uncredited)
 
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Georgia Deering
 
1941 Willie and the Mouse (short)
Modern Schoolteacher (uncredited)
 
1941 Country Fair (uncredited)
 
1941 Maisie Was a Lady
House Guest (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lone Rider Rides On
Sue Brown
 
1940 The Philadelphia Story
Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
 
1940 New Moon
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1940 Florian
Horsewoman (uncredited)
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)
 
1939 Eternally Yours
Blonde on Stage (uncredited)
 
1937 New Faces of 1937
Chorine (uncredited)
 
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1994 Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (TV documentary)
 
1978 Hey, Abbott!
 

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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Hillary Brook | Hilary Brooke

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Producers tended to think of her as too intelligent and self-possessed to be sexy, so she never got the lead and seldom got the man. She displayed a real flair for comedy, however, and appeared with Bob Hope ( Monsieur Beaucaire) and Red Skelton ( The Fuller Brush Man) and, of course, was a regular as Lou Costello's semi-girlfriend on The Abbott and Costello Show... See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo