Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: September 26, 1919

Death Date: January 17, 1980

Birth Place: Long Beach, California

Barbara Britton was widely known for her acting on the big screen. Early on in her acting career, Britton landed roles in various films, including the comedy adaptation "Louisiana Purchase" (1941) with Bob Hope, the Brian Donlevy action picture "Wake Island" (1942) and the drama "So Proudly We Hail" (1943) with Claudette Colbert. She also appeared in the dramatic adventure "The Story of Dr. Wassell" (1944) with Gary Cooper, "Captain Kidd" (1945) with Charles Laughton and the Joel McCrea adaptation "The Virginian" (1946).

Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the William Bendix mystery "Cover-Up" (1949), "Loaded Pistols" (1949) and "I Shot Jesse James" (1949). She also appeared in "Champagne For Caesar" (1950) with Ronald Colman. She held additional roles in television including a part on "The Revlon Revue" (CBS, 1959-1960). Most recently, Britton worked on "The 2003 Essence Music Festival" (UPN, 2003-04).

Credits

Head of the Family

Actor
Laura Petrie; Rob's wife
Show
1960

The Big Party for Revlon

Actor
Show
1959

The Spoilers

Actor
Helen Chester
Movie
1956

A Date With Life

Actor
Show
1955

Night Freight

Actor
Wanda
Movie
1955

Ain't Misbehavin'

Actor
Pat Beaton
Movie
1955

Climax!

Actor
Series
1954

Dragonfly Squadron

Actor
Donna Cottrell
Movie
1954

Ride the Man Down

Actor
Lottie Priest
Movie
1953

Mr. and Mrs. North

Actor
Show
1952

Mr. and Mrs. NorthStream

Actor
Series
1952

Riders of Vengeance

Actor
Elizabeth Ainsworth
Movie
1952

The Raiders

Actor
Elizabeth Ainsworth
Movie
1952

Bwana Devil

Actor
Alice Hayward
Movie
1952

Bandit Queen

Actor
Zarra Montalvo aka Lola Belmont
Movie
1951

I Shot Jesse James

Actor
Cynthy Waters
Movie
1949

Loaded Pistols

Actor
Mary Evans
Movie
1949

Cover Up

Actor
Anita Weatherby
Movie
1949

The Untamed Breed

Actor
Cherry Lucas
Movie
1948

Albuquerque

Actor
Letty Tyler
Movie
1948

Mr. Reckless

Actor
Betty Denton
Movie
1948

Gunfighters

Actor
Bess Banner
Movie
1947

The Virginian

Actor
Molly Wood
Movie
1946

The Return of Monte Cristo

Actor
Angela Picard
Movie
1946

They Made Me a Killer

Actor
June Reynolds
Movie
1946

The Fabulous Suzanne

Actor
Suzanne
Movie
1946

The Great John L.

Actor
Kathy Harkness
Movie
1945

Captain Kidd

Actor
Lady Anne Dunstan
Movie
1945

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Actor
Ruth
Movie
1944

Till We Meet Again

Actor
Sister Clothilde/Louise Dupree
Movie
1944

Young and Willing

Actor
Marge Benson Dennison
Movie
1943

So Proudly We Hail

Actor
Lt. Rosemary Larson
Movie
1943
100%

Wake Island

Actor
Sally Cameron (uncredited)
Movie
1942
89%

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Actor
Lucy Olcott
Movie
1942

Secrets of the Wasteland

Actor
Jennifer Kendall
Movie
1941