Barbara Bates

Barbara Bates

Actor Aug 6 (died age 43) Denver, Colorado, USA 1945–2022 (77 year career)

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Biography

Barbara Jane Bates (August 6, 1925 – March 18, 1969) was an American singer and actress, best known for her portrayal of Phoebe in the 1950 drama film All About Eve and as Katy Morgan on It's a Great Life (1954–1956). The eldest of three daughters, Bates was born in Denver, Colorado. While growing up in Denver, she studied ballet and worked as a teen fashion model. The shy teen was persuaded to enter a local beauty contest and won, receiving two round-trip train tickets to Hollywood, California…

Known For

All About Eve

All About Eve

Phoebe

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

Gracie Anderson (uncredited)

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

Ernestine Gilbreth

The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Leza

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

Hat Check Girl

The Caddy

The Caddy

Lisa Anthony

Adventures of Don Juan

Adventures of Don Juan

Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

Stewardess (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (34)

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Movies (30)

Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn

Apache Territory

Apache Territory

as Jennifer Fair

Town on Trial

Town on Trial

as Elizabeth Fenner

House of Secrets

House of Secrets

as Judy Anderson

Rhapsody

Rhapsody

as Effie Cahill

The Caddy

The Caddy

as Lisa Anthony

All Ashore

All Ashore

as Jane Stanton

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

as Piney Wilson

Belles on Their Toes

Belles on Their Toes

as Ernestine Gilbreth

Let's Make It Legal

Let's Make It Legal

as Barbara Denham

The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake

as Barbara Purcell

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

as Jenny Brock

All About Eve

All About Eve

as Phoebe

Quicksand

Quicksand

as Helen Calder

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

as Ernestine Gilbreth

The Inspector General

The Inspector General

as Leza

One Last Fling

One Last Fling

as June Payton

The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street

as Beth Roberts

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

as Stewardess (uncredited)

Adventures of Don Juan

Adventures of Don Juan

as Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

as Gracie Anderson (uncredited)

June Bride

June Bride

as Jeanne Brinker

April Showers

April Showers

as Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)

The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe

as Debbie Terkel

Always Together

Always Together

as Ticket Seller (uncredited)

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

as Girl by pool

Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise

as Palace Maiden

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

as Hat Check Girl

Salome, Where She Danced

Salome, Where She Danced

as Salome Girl

Strange Holiday

Strange Holiday

as Peggy Lee Stevenson

Television (4)

The Saint

The Saint

as Helen Ravenna

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as Marian Curtis

Studio 57

Studio 57

It's a Great Life

as Cathy 'Katy' Morgan