Barbara Bates
Acting
Born: 1925-08-06 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Died: 1969-03-18
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Becoming Marilyn
2022
Apache Territory
1958
Jennifer Fair
Town on Trial
1957
Elizabeth Fenner
House of Secrets
1956
Judy Anderson
Rhapsody
1954
Effie Cahill
The Caddy
1953
Lisa Anthony
All Ashore
1953
Jane Stanton
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
Piney Wilson
Belles on Their Toes
1952
Ernestine Gilbreth
Let's Make It Legal
1951
Barbara Denham
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
Barbara Purcell
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951
Jenny Brock
All About Eve
1950
Phoebe
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
Ernestine Gilbreth
Quicksand
1950
Helen Calder
The Inspector General
1949
Leza
The House Across the Street
1949
Beth Roberts
One Last Fling
1949
June Payton
Adventures of Don Juan
1948
Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)
June Bride
1948
Jeanne Brinker
