Barbara Bates
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-08-06 (44 years old)
Deathday
1969-03-18
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Also known As
Barbara Jane Bates
Barbara Bates
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. Two days before returning to Denver, Bates met Cecil Coan, a United Artists publicist, whom she would later marry. In September 1944, 19-year-old B...
Acting
1950
as Phoebe
1951
as Barbara Denham
1950
as Helen Calder
1952
as Piney Wilson
1949
as Beth Roberts
1949
as Leza
1951
as Barbara Purcell
1953
as Lisa Anthony
1951
as Jenny Brock
1952
as Ernestine Gilbreth
1953
as Jane Stanton
1957
as Elizabeth Fenner
1948
as Jeanne Brinker
1954
as Effie Cahill
1956
as Judy Anderson
1945
as Peggy Lee Stevenson
1958
as Jennifer Fair
1949
as June Payton
1950
as Ernestine Gilbreth
1948
as Gracie Anderson (uncredited)
1948
as Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)
1945
as Salome Girl
1946
as Girl by pool
1945
as Hat Check Girl
1947
as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1948
as Stewardess (uncredited)
1947
as Debbie Terkel
1946
as Palace Maiden
1948
as Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)
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