Barbara Bates

Actor

Born: August 6, 1925
Died: March 18, 1969 (age 43)
From: 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…

Filmography (30)

Becoming Marilyn (2022)
(archive footage)
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
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Gracie Anderson (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Stewardess (uncredited)
April Showers (1948)
Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)
Always Together (1947)
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe (1947)
Debbie Terkel
A Scandal in Paris (1946)
Girl by pool
Night in Paradise (1946)
Palace Maiden
Strange Holiday (1945)
Peggy Lee Stevenson
Lady on a Train (1945)
Hat Check Girl
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
Salome Girl