Barbara Bates
Born in Denver, Colorado, USA — Aug 06 1925• Died Mar 18 1969
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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,…
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The Saint
Helen Ravenna
Studio 57
The Millionaire
Marian Curtis
The Secret of Convict Lake
Barbara Purcell
All About Eve
Phoebe
Cheaper by the Dozen
Ernestine Gilbreth
It's a Great Life
Cathy 'Katy' Morgan
Adventures of Don Juan
Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal
Barbara Denham
Romance on the High Seas
Stewardess (uncredited)
June Bride
Jeanne Brinker
Lady on a Train
Hat Check Girl
A Scandal in Paris
Girl by pool
Johnny Belinda
Gracie Anderson (uncredited)
Quicksand
Helen Calder
Rhapsody
Effie Cahill
One Last Fling
June Payton
Night in Paradise
Palace Maiden
All Ashore
Jane Stanton
April Showers
Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)
Apache Territory
Jennifer Fair
Belles on Their Toes
Ernestine Gilbreth
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome Girl
Always Together
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
The Caddy
Lisa Anthony
Town on Trial
Elizabeth Fenner
The Inspector General
Leza
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Piney Wilson
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Jenny Brock
The Fabulous Joe
Debbie Terkel
Becoming Marilyn
House of Secrets
Judy Anderson
Strange Holiday
Peggy Lee Stevenson
The House Across the Street
Beth Roberts