Barbara Whiting

Barbara Whiting

Born: May 19, 1931
Died: June 9, 2004
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Barbara Whiting Smith (May 19, 1931 – June 9, 2004) was an actress in movies and on radio and television, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s.

Movies for Barbara Whiting...

The Wizard of Oz
Title: The Wizard of Oz
Character: West Witch
Released: October 12, 1991
Type: Movie
This whaked out anime short pulls out all the stops, making fun of every aspect of the story and filmmaking in general. Britain Dunham speaks like Arnold Schwarzenegger as "The Tinmanator" in this adaptation of the L. Frank Baum classic of the girl carried to a fantastic realm who must seek out the Wizard to get home.
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Paris Follies of 1956
Title: Paris Follies of 1956
Character: Barbara Walton
Released: November 27, 1955
Type: Movie
Trouble ensues when a new theatre-restaurant owner discovers the backer to be a harmless and moneyless lunatic.
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Title: Those Whiting Girls
Character: Barbara Whiting
Released: July 4, 1955
Type: TV
Those Whiting Girls is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from July 4, 1955 to September 30, 1957. The series stars sisters Barbara and Margaret Whiting, playing themselves and living with their mother in Los Angeles.
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Title: Those Whiting Girls
Released: July 4, 1955
Type: TV
Those Whiting Girls is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from July 4, 1955 to September 30, 1957. The series stars sisters Barbara and Margaret Whiting, playing themselves and living with their mother in Los Angeles.
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Title: The Jimmy Durante Show
Character: Self
Released: October 2, 1954
Type: TV
The Jimmy Durante Show is a 51-episode half-hour comedy/variety television program presented live on NBC from October 2, 1954 to June 23, 1956.
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Title: Public Defender
Released: March 11, 1954
Type: TV
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
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Dangerous When Wet
Title: Dangerous When Wet
Character: Suzie Higgins
Released: June 18, 1953
Type: Movie
The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
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Beware, My Lovely
Title: Beware, My Lovely
Character: Ruth Williams
Released: August 29, 1952
Type: Movie
A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.
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Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Title: Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Character: Suzy Milligan
Released: March 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Two singers step in to help an aspiring actress whose grandmother opposes her bid to launch a show-business career
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Title: Dragnet
Released: December 16, 1951
Type: TV
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Title: I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Character: Ellen Cooper
Released: April 5, 1951
Type: Movie
A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
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City Across the River
Title: City Across the River
Character: Annie Kane
Released: April 7, 1949
Type: Movie
Brooklyn youth Frank Cusack, good son and brother by day, is a gang member by night. The Dukes, seemingly likable dead-end-kids, are dangerously involved with racketeer Gaggsy Steens. Despite the efforts of Franks's parents, he and pal Benny get involved in a serious crime. Can Stan Albert, head of the community center, prevent them from becoming full-time crooks?
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Carnival in Costa Rica
Title: Carnival in Costa Rica
Character: Maria Molina
Released: March 28, 1947
Type: Movie
Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
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Home Sweet Homicide
Title: Home Sweet Homicide
Character: Jo-Ella Holbrook
Released: October 2, 1946
Type: Movie
Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying to solve a murder in their own neighborhood. In between gathering clues, the kids play matchmaker by trying to fix up their widowed mom with the handsome detective investigating the case.
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Centennial Summer
Title: Centennial Summer
Character: Susanna Rogers
Released: July 10, 1946
Type: Movie
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
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Junior Miss
Title: Junior Miss
Character: Fuffy Adams
Released: June 16, 1945
Type: Movie
A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been released from prison.
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South Pacific
Title: South Pacific
Character: Dinah White
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The professional recording of the 1952 original London production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.