Barbara Britton1919 - 1980

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham, September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television and radio series Mr. and Mrs. North. In 1941, while appearing in a Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, a photo of Britton was used on the front page of a local newspaper. A talent scout took notice, and she was soon signed to a Paramount Pictures contract. (Another source says that a talent scout spotted her as the lead in the production of The Old Maid at her college, and "three weeks later she was signed by Paramount Pictures as a stock player.") That same year, she appeared in her first two films: the William Boyd Western Secrets of the Wasteland and Louisiana Purchase starring Bob Hope. Her first major film appearance was in a small role in the John Wayne film Reap the Wild Wind (1942). During the 1940s Britton starred in three films for which she is most recognized today, two of which co-starred Randolph Scott. The first was the 1945 film Captain Kidd with Scott, followed by The Virginian in 1946 opposite Joel McCrea. The third was the 1947 Randolph Scott film Gunfighters. She teamed with Scott again in the 1948 Western Albuquerque, and that same year she starred opposite Gene Autry in Loaded Pistols. In total, she starred or appeared in 26 films during that decade. Britton starred in the 1950s television show Mr. and Mrs. North, a Thin Man-like mystery show, with Richard Denning and Francis De Sales. She was probably best known for being the spokesperson for Revlon products in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in advertisements and commercials that included live spots on The $64,000 Question. She also portrayed Laura Petrie in Carl Reiner's Head of the Family, the 1959 pilot for the later Dick Van Dyke Show. One of Britton's last roles was on the daytime television soap opera One Life to Live in 1979.

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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

Documentary • TV Movie

as Laura Petrie / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage)

10
0.3
Caroline?
Caroline?

1990

Drama • TV Movie

as Hilary

5.6
0.6
The Spoilers
The Spoilers

1955

Adventure • Western

as Helen Chester

4.8
0.3
Night Freight
Night Freight

1955

Drama • Thriller

as Wanda

0
0.2
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'

1955

Comedy • Music

as Pat Beaton

5
0.3
Dragonfly Squadron
Dragonfly Squadron

1954

War

as Donna Cottrell

6
0.2
Ride the Man Down
Ride the Man Down

1952

Western

as Lottie Priest

6.5
0.3
The Raiders
The Raiders

1952

Western

as Elizabeth Ainsworth

6.2
0.3
Bwana Devil
Bwana Devil

1952

Action • Drama

as Alice Hayward

4.7
0.2
The Bandit Queen
The Bandit Queen

1950

Adventure • Western

as Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont

4.4
0.3
Champagne for Caesar
Champagne for Caesar

1950

Comedy

as Gwenn Bottomley

7.1
2.5
I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James

1949

Western

as Cynthy Waters

6.2
0.5
Cover Up
Cover Up

1949

Mystery

as Anita Weatherby

6.5
0.4
Loaded Pistols
Loaded Pistols

1948

Western

as Mary Evans

5.7
0.2
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed

1948

Western

as Cherry Lucas

5
0.1
Mr. Reckless
Mr. Reckless

1948

Adventure • Drama

as Betty Denton

4.5
0.2
Albuquerque
Albuquerque

1948

Action • Romance • Western

as Letty Tayler

6.8
0.3
Gunfighters
Gunfighters

1947

Western

as Bess Banner

5.5
0.5
The Return of Monte Cristo
The Return of Monte Cristo

1946

Action • Adventure

as Angela Picard

6.5
0.2
The Fabulous Suzanne
The Fabulous Suzanne

1946

Comedy • Romance

as Suzanne

5
0.1
The Virginian
The Virginian

1946

Western

as Molly Wood

6.1
0.5
They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer

1946

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as June Reynolds

5.6
0.3
Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd

1945

Action • Adventure • History

as Lady Anne Dunstan

6
1.7
The Great John L.
The Great John L.

1945

Drama

as Kathy Harkness

5
0.2
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again

1944

Drama • War

as Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree

6
0.4
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

Action • Adventure • Drama • Romance • War

as Ruth

6.3
0.7
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail

1943

Drama • Romance • War

as Lt. Rosemary Larson

5.5
0.3
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
10
0.1
Young and Willing
Young and Willing

1943

Drama

as Marge Benson Dennison

4.7
0.5
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Lucy Olcott

0
0.2
Wake Island
Wake Island

1942

Action • Drama • War

as Sally Cameron (uncredited)

5.7
0.3
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Action • Adventure • Romance

as Charleston Lady #1

6.4
0.7
The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In

1942

Music • Romance

as Eileen Wright

7
0.4
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase

1941

Comedy • Music

as Louisiana Belle

6.6
0.3
Secret of the Wastelands
Secret of the Wastelands

1941

Western

as Jennifer Kendall

0
0.2

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