Barbara Bates
Actor
Born August 6, 1925 in Denver, Colorado, USA
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. Two days before returning to Denver, Bates met Cecil Coan, a United Artists publicist, whom she would later marry.
Filmography
Becoming Marilyn
(archive footage)
The Saint
Helen Ravenna
Apache Territory
Jennifer Fair
Town on Trial
Elizabeth Fenner
House of Secrets
Judy Anderson
The Millionaire
Marian Curtis
Studio 57
Rhapsody
Effie Cahill
The Caddy
Lisa Anthony
All Ashore
Jane Stanton
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Piney Wilson
Belles on Their Toes
Ernestine Gilbreth
Let's Make It Legal
Barbara Denham
The Secret of Convict Lake
Barbara Purcell
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Jenny Brock
All About Eve
Phoebe
Cheaper by the Dozen
Ernestine Gilbreth
Quicksand
Helen Calder
The Inspector General
Leza
The House Across the Street
Beth Roberts
One Last Fling
June Payton
Adventures of Don Juan
Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)
June Bride
Jeanne Brinker
Johnny Belinda
Gracie Anderson (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
Stewardess (uncredited)
April Showers
Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)
Always Together
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
Debbie Terkel
A Scandal in Paris
Girl by pool
Night in Paradise
Palace Maiden
Strange Holiday
Peggy Lee Stevenson
Lady on a Train
Hat Check Girl
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome Girl