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Barbara Parkins

Actress

Barbara Parkins is best remembered as an icon of the Sixties who had starring roles in two of the era's more notorious productions, Peyton Place and Valley of the Dolls. After arriving in Hollywood as a teenager, Parkins soon began appearing on episodic television programs such as Wagon Train and Perry Mason... See full bio »

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in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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1998 Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (TV movie)
Annie Laurie Williams
 
1998 Superman (TV series)
Mother Box
– Apokolips... Now!: Part I (1998) … Mother Box (voice)
 
1996 Picket Fences (TV series)
Lucy Wanamaker
– Forget Selma (1996) … Lucy Wanamaker
 
1991 Scene of the Crime (TV series)
– Wild About Harry (1991)
 
1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Kay Weber
– The Error of Her Ways (1989) … Kay Weber
 
1988 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
Candace Morgan
– But Not for Me (1988) … Candace Morgan
 
1986 Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (TV movie)
Ellen Cartwright
 
1985 Peyton Place: The Next Generation (TV movie)
Betty Harrington Cord
 
1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Millie Constant
– Only the Good Die Young/Honey Beats the Odds/The Light of Another Day (1984) … Millie Constant
 
1984 Katy Caterpillar
Narrator (voice: English version)
 
1984 Calendar Girl Murders (TV movie)
Cleo Banks
 
1984 To Catch a King (TV movie)
Duchess of Windsor
 
1983 Hotel (TV series)
Eileen Weston
– Faith, Hope & Charity (1983) … Eileen Weston
 
1983 Uncommon Valor (TV movie)
Dr. Margaret Houghton
 
1982 Breakfast in Paris
Jackie Wyatt
 
1981 The Manions of America (TV mini-series)
Charlotte Kent
– Part III (1981) … Charlotte Kent
– Part II (1981) … Charlotte Kent
 
1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Lorna Hendricks
– The Love Doctor/Pleasure Palace/Possessed (1980) … Lorna Hendricks
 
1980 Vega$ (TV series)
Lani
– Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1 (1980) … Lani
– Aloha, You're Dead: Part 2 (1980) … Lani
 
1979 Bear Island
Judith Rubin
 
1978 The Critical List (TV movie)
Angela Adams
 
1978 Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (TV movie)
Anna Held
 
1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (TV movie)
Vanessa Hunt
 
1977 Testimony of Two Men (TV mini-series)
Hilda Eaton / Marjorie Ferrier
 
1976 Gibbsville (TV series)
Jenny
– All the Young Girls (1976) … Jenny
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
Martinique
– Chapter III (1976) … Martinique
– Chapter II (1976) … Martinique
– Chapter I (1976) … Martinique
 
1976 Law of the Land (TV movie)
Jane Adams
 
1976 Shout at the Devil
Rosa O'Flynn/Oldsmith
 
1974 Born Free (TV series)
Kim
– The Devil Leopard (1974) … Kim
 
1974 Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV mini-series)
Leonie
– A Past and a Future (1974) … Leonie
– His Borrowed Plumes (1974) … Leonie
– A Perfect Darling (1974) … Leonie
– Triumph and Tragedy (1974) … Leonie
– Recovery (1974) … Leonie
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1974 Christina
Christina/Kay
 
1973 Snatched (TV movie)
Barbara Maxvill
 
1972/I Asylum
Bonnie (segment 1 "Frozen Fear")
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Eileen Travis
– The New House (1972) … Eileen Travis
 
1971 A Taste of Evil (TV movie)
Susan Wilcox
 
1971 Puppet on a Chain
Maggie
 
1971 The Deadly Trap
Cynthia
 
1971 The Mephisto Waltz
Roxanne Delancey
 
1970 The Kremlin Letter
B.A.
 
1964-1969 Peyton Place (TV series)
Betty Anderson Cord / Betty Anderson / Betty Anderson Harrington
– Episode #5.54 (1969) … Betty Anderson Harrington
– Episode #5.47 (1969) … Betty Anderson Harrington (credit only)
– Episode #5.46 (1969) … Betty Anderson Harrington (credit only)
– Episode #5.45 (1969) … Betty Anderson Harrington
– Episode #5.44 (1969) … Betty Anderson Harrington (credit only)
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1967 Valley of the Dolls
Anne Welles
 
1962-1963 The Wide Country (TV series)
Billie Kidwell / Sharon Crosley
– The Lucky Punch (1963) … Billie Kidwell
– Our Ernie Kills People (1962) … Sharon Crosley
 
1963 Laramie (TV series)
Marilee Bishop
– The Wedding Party (1963) … Marilee Bishop
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Annie Grant
– The Soul Killer (1962) … Annie Grant
 
1962 Perry Mason (TV series)
Paula Durham
– The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle (1962) … Paula Durham
 
1962 My Three Sons (TV series)
Bobbie
– Coincidence (1962) … Bobbie
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Betty / Ruth
– A Friendly Tribe (1961) … Ruth
– We're Holding Your Son (1961) … Betty
 
1961 Wagon Train (TV series)
Eve
– The Mark Miner Story (1961) … Eve
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
Mary
– Lady Killer (1961) … Mary
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
Sue Wiley
– Shadow of the Past (1961) … Sue Wiley
 
1961 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Judy Walker
– No Time for Babysitters (1961) … Judy Walker
 
1961 20,000 Eyes
High School Girl
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Girl
– The Lily Dallas Story (1961) … Girl (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2006 Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes (video documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The Divine Ms. Susann (video short)
Herself
 
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence (2002) … Herself
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Valley of the Dolls (2001) … Herself
 
2000 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 February 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Last Days of Sharon Tate (1999) … Herself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jacqueline Susann (1999) … Herself
 
1993 1968: The 25th Anniversary (documentary)
Herself
 
1985 Hour Magazine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 May 1985 (1985) … Herself
 
1985 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 May 1985 (1985) … Herself
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 April 1981 (1981) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 January 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1978 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 January 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1968-1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Co-host
– Episode dated 19 January 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 22 August 1968 (1968) … Herself - Co-host
– Episode dated 20 August 1968 (1968) … Herself - Co-host
– Episode dated 19 August 1968 (1968) … Herself - Co-host
– Episode dated 16 July 1968 (1968) … Herself
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1976 Battle of the Network Stars (TV special)
Herself - NBC Team
 
1965-1976 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 September 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 August 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 March 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1970-1974 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 September 1974 (1974) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 December 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1973 Peyton Place Revisited (TV special)
Herself
 
1968 Wedding of the Doll (documentary)
Herself
 
1968 Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1967 Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967 The 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1967 Think Twentieth (documentary short)
Herself
 
1966 The Dating Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 November 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
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2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The Dish on Dolls (video short)
Anne Welles
 
2003 Inside the Fear Factory (video documentary short)
Bonnie/Asylum
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV documentary)
Anne Welles (uncredited)
 
1998 Barbara Parkins Ainda Está em 'Peyton Place' (video short)
(1983)
 
1995 Unzipped (documentary)
Anne Welles (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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(1997) Inspiring play and video "Barbara Parkins ainda está em Peyton Place" (Barbara Parkins Forever and a Day in Peyton Place), by Brazilian playwright Henrique Amaral. See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I learned the word "power" when I was in Peyton Place. See more »

Trivia:

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#81). [1995]. See more »

Trademark:

Her silky voice See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini