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