Barbara Darrow

Barbara Darrow

  • Birthday: 1931-11-18
  • Deathday: 2018-08-26
  • Place of birth: Hollywood, California, USA

Biography

Barbara Darrow (November 18, 1931 - August 26, 2018) was an American actress. She was born in Hollywood, California, to George H. Wittlinger, a motion picture landscape artist, and Alice Simpson Wittlinger, a former silent screen actress. She graduated from Hollywood High School. Darrow's work as a model led to her receiving offers of film contracts. On August 31, 1950, a judge approved her seven-year contract with RKO Studios. She made mostly B-movie films in the 1950s, including The Monster That Challenged The World and Queen of Outer Space. She replaced Marla English opposite Spencer Tracy in The Mountain, after English had an adverse reaction to a smallpox vaccine. By 1955 she was one of only three actors under contract to RKO. On television, Darrow portrayed Nurse Forester in the NBC medical drama Doctors' Hospital. She also made several appearances in one or two episodes of popular television shows in the 1950s. Some of these include The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Bachelor Father, The Bob Cummings Show, M Squad, and Peter Gunn.

Filmography

Queen of Outer Space

1958

As Kaeel

The Mountain

1956

As Simone

Tall Story

1960

As Frieda Jensen

The French Line

1954

As Donna Adams

Diane

1956

As Lady in Waiting (uncredited)

The Silent Kill

1959

As Linda Hollander

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