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Barbara Brown

Highest Rated: 100% You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

Lowest Rated: 43% Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

Birthday: Oct 18, 1901

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Barbara Brown was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Brown started her acting career landing roles in such films as the Joan Bennett comedy "The Wife Takes a Flyer" (1942), the Fred Astaire musical "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942) and "The Falcon and the Co-eds" (1943). She also appeared in the comedy "Reveille With Beverly" (1943) with Ann Miller, "The Doughgirls" (1944) and the dramatic biopic "The Sullivans" (1944) with Anne Baxter. She continued to act in productions like "The Beast With Five Fingers" (1947), "That Way With Women" (1947) and "High Barbaree" (1947) with Van Johnson. She also appeared in the Raymond Walburn comedy "Henry, the Rainmaker" (1949). In the latter half of her career, she tackled roles in the drama "An Annapolis Story" (1955) with John Derek, the comedy adaptation "My Sister Eileen" (1955) with Janet Leigh and the Liberace dramatic adaptation "Sincerely Yours" (1955). She also appeared in "The Lollipop Girls in Hard Candy" (1976). Brown was most recently credited in "Scream Queens" (Fox, 2015-). Brown passed away in July 1975 at the age of 74.

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Highest rated movies

100% 75% You Were Never Lovelier
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100% 88% The Fighting Sullivans
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97% 86% Born Yesterday
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94% 60% The Beast With Five Fingers
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83% 62% My Sister Eileen
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83% 60% The Man I Love
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43% 39% Jack and the Beanstalk
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Lady and the Bandit
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High Barbaree
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50% Yes Sir, That's My Baby
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Filmography

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No Score Yet 19% Terror of the Tongs Helena Sale (Character) - 1961
83% 62% My Sister Eileen Helen's Mother (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Annapolis Story Mrs. Scott (Character) - 1955
43% 39% Jack and the Beanstalk Mrs. Strong (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet You for Me Edna McDermad (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 65% Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm Elizabeth Parker (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady and the Bandit Lady Greene (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Father Takes the Air Mrs. Latham (Character) - 1951
97% 86% Born Yesterday Mrs. Hedges (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Father Makes Good Mrs. Latham (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 50% Yes Sir, That's My Baby Professor Sophia Boland (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Henry, the Rainmaker Mrs. Latham (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Arthur Takes Over Flora Bixby (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wallflower Mrs. Jessie Linnett (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet High Barbaree Della Parkson (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 57% That Hagen Girl Lorna Gateley (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet That Way With Women Minerva Alden (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love and Learn Victoria Wyngate (Character) - 1947
94% 60% The Beast With Five Fingers Mrs. Miller (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Personality Kid Mrs. Roberts (Character) - 1946
83% 60% The Man I Love Barbara (uncredited) (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pillow to Post Kate Otley (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 67% The Doughgirls Elizabeth Brush Cartwright (Character) - 1944
100% 88% The Fighting Sullivans Maternity Nurse (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 33% Janie Thelma Lawrence (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hey, Rookie Mrs. Clark (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Never a Dull Moment Mrs. Lizzie Van Drake (Character) - 1943
100% 75% You Were Never Lovelier Delfina Acuna (Character) - 1942