Barbara Read

Barbara Read

Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, Barbara Read was the daughter of a contractor. Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters inThree Smart Girls (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. Her career was over by...

Known For

Make Way for Tomorrow

as Rhoda Cooper

Three Smart Girls

as Kay Craig

Coroner Creek

as Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed)

Cast Credits

Coroner Creek

as Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed)

Key Witness

as Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed)

Ginger

as Peggy Sullivan (as Barbara Reed)

The Missing Lady

as Margo Lane

Death Valley

as Mitzi

Behind the Mask

as Margo Lane

The Shadow Returns

as Margo Lane

Rubber Racketeers

as Mary Dale

Too Many Women

as Linda Pearson

Curtain Call

as Helen Middleton

Married and in Love

as Helen Yates

The Spellbinder

as Janet Marlowe

Sorority House

as Dotty Spencer

The Crime of Doctor Hallet

as Claire Saunders

Midnight Intruder

as Patricia Hammond

Merry Go Round of 1938

as Clarice Stockbridge

Make Way for Tomorrow

as Rhoda Cooper

The Mighty Treve

as Aileen Fenno

Three Smart Girls

as Kay Craig

Crew Credits