Barbara Parkins

Barbara Parkins

Born: May 22, 1942
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Barbara Parkins was born in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada in 1942. She is a television and film actress. She is best known on Television as Betty Anderson in "Peyton Place", and in Cinema as Anne Welles in "Valley of the Dolls".

Movies for Barbara Parkins...

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Title: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 18, 2008
Type: Movie
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
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Title: Backstory
Character: Herself - Interviewee
Released: August 12, 2000
Type: TV
A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.
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Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
Title: Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
Released: December 9, 1998
Type: Movie
Drugs, alcohol and controversy mark the author's life.
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Title: Superman: The Animated Series
Character: Mother Box (voice)
Released: September 6, 1996
Type: TV
Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.
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Title: Scene of the Crime
Released: April 3, 1991
Type: TV
Scene of the Crime is the title of a mystery anthology series that aired in 1991 and 1992 on CBS, as part of the Crimetime After Primetime late-night block. Rather than employing different actors each episode, the program had a regular cast who played different characters in each story. Series regulars included Stephen McHattie, and producer Stephen J. Cannell appeared onscreen to introduce each story.
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Title: Jake and the Fatman
Released: September 26, 1987
Type: TV
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Title: Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Character: Ellen Cartwright
Released: May 29, 1986
Type: Movie
A priest is murdered and the main suspect is a nun.
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Calendar Girl Murders
Title: Calendar Girl Murders
Character: Cleo Banks
Released: April 8, 1984
Type: Movie
During the launch party of a nude calendar, one of the models is thrown to her death by a black gloved killer. When the killer begins to strike again, going in the order of the calendar itself, a hard nosed cop realizes that he needs to solve the mystery, or risk all of the models ending up in the morgue!
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To Catch a King
Title: To Catch a King
Character: The Duchess of Windsor
Released: January 20, 1984
Type: Movie
Robert Wagner plays an American who owns a Lisbon nightclub and Teri Garr is a slightly dippy chanteuse who has stumbled across a Nazi plot to kidnap the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, living at the time (1942) in Portugal.
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Uncommon Valor
Title: Uncommon Valor
Character: Dr. Margaret Houghton
Released: January 22, 1983
Type: Movie
The pilot for an unsold weekly series, Uncommon Valor stresses the courage and resourceful of a team of firefighters in Salt Lake City, Utah. Headed by dauntless battalion chief Tom Riordan (Mitchell Ryam), the unit tries to drench a raging conflagration at County General Hospital (a disaster enhanced by some pretty good special effects). They also have to battle the villain of the piece, discreetly described in the original network press release as a "deranged arsonist."
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Title: Hotel
Released: August 21, 1982
Type: TV
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
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Breakfast in Paris
Title: Breakfast in Paris
Character: Jackie Wyatt
Released: March 11, 1982
Type: Movie
Fashion executive Jackie Wyatt discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her. She flies to Paris and bumps into photographer Michael who she at first dislikes but grows to love.
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Title: The Manions of America
Character: Charlotte Kent
Released: September 30, 1981
Type: TV
Epic mini-series chronicling the lives of two 19th-century families -- one Irish, the other English -- and the American family dynasties they began.
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Bear Island
Title: Bear Island
Character: Judith Rubin
Released: December 5, 1979
Type: Movie
A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives become apparent. Could the fortune in buried Nazi gold be the key to the mystery? Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave investigate
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Title: Vega$
Released: September 20, 1978
Type: TV
Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.
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Title: The Critical List
Character: Angela Adams
Released: September 11, 1978
Type: TV
A hospital director in line for a federal cabinet post discovers that his private life may jeopardize the opportunity and then finds himself in the middle of a scandal involving stolen federal health funds.
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Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Title: Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Character: Anna Held
Released: May 21, 1978
Type: Movie
The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life.
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Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Title: Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Character: Vanessa Hunt
Released: September 18, 1977
Type: Movie
The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous mission during World War II.
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Title: Captains and the Kings
Character: Martinique
Released: September 30, 1976
Type: TV
Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.
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Law of the Land
Title: Law of the Land
Character: Jane Adams
Released: April 29, 1976
Type: Movie
A frontier sheriff and his young deputies search for a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes.
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Shout at the Devil
Title: Shout at the Devil
Character: Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
Released: April 12, 1976
Type: Movie
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
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Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Title: Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Character: Leonie
Released: November 5, 1974
Type: Movie
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.
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Title: Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Character: Leonie
Released: November 5, 1974
Type: TV
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.
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Christina
Title: Christina
Character: Christina
Released: March 6, 1974
Type: Movie
An unemployed engineer accepts a $25,000 bribe to marry a beautiful and mysterious woman so that she can stay in the United States. During their honeymoon, he starts to fall in love with her, but she suddenly disappears. When he tries to find her, it puts his life in danger.
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Snatched
Title: Snatched
Character: Barbara Maxvill
Released: January 31, 1973
Type: Movie
The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the men doesn't want to pay his share.
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Asylum
Title: Asylum
Character: Bonnie
Released: November 17, 1972
Type: Movie
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
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A Taste of Evil
Title: A Taste of Evil
Character: Susan Wilcox
Released: October 11, 1971
Type: Movie
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.
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The Deadly Trap
Title: The Deadly Trap
Character: Cynthia
Released: June 9, 1971
Type: Movie
An industrial espionage group calls on a retired spy living with his wife and children in Paris.
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The Mephisto Waltz
Title: The Mephisto Waltz
Character: Roxanne Delancey
Released: April 9, 1971
Type: Movie
A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.
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Puppet on a Chain
Title: Puppet on a Chain
Character: Maggie
Released: August 2, 1970
Type: Movie
Following a triple professional hit a U.S. agent, Paul Sherman, arrives in Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring. He finds a city rife with drugs and a police force unable or unwilling to do much about it. With his incognito female fellow agent, Maggie, the American is soon stirring things up.
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The Kremlin Letter
Title: The Kremlin Letter
Character: B. A.
Released: February 1, 1970
Type: Movie
When an unauthorized letter is sent to Moscow alleging the U.S. government's willingness to help Russia attack China, former naval officer Charles Rone and his team are sent to retrieve it. They go undercover, successfully reaching out to Erika Kosnov, the wife of a former agent, now married to the head of Russia's secret police. Their plans are interrupted, however, when their Moscow hideout is raided by a cunning politician.
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Valley of the Dolls
Title: Valley of the Dolls
Character: Anne Welles
Released: December 27, 1967
Type: Movie
In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke. Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O'Hara, whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North. The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.
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Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Title: Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Character: Interviewee
Released: December 20, 1967
Type: Movie
The maiden cruise of the ocean liner Italia travels from Italy to California for the premiere of the motion picture "Valley of the Dolls."
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Title: Peyton Place
Character: Betty Anderson
Released: September 15, 1964
Type: TV
Like the novel and film of the same name, this nighttime soap opera is set in the small New England town of Peyton Place, whose quaint charm masks a complicated web of extramarital affairs, shady business deals, scandals, even murder.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: Dr. Kildare
Character: Annie Grant
Released: September 27, 1961
Type: TV
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.
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Title: 87th Precinct
Released: September 25, 1961
Type: TV
87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.
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20,000 Eyes
Title: 20,000 Eyes
Character: High School Girl
Released: June 14, 1961
Type: Movie
An investment counselor turns jewel thief when the gangster he embezzled funds from demands to be paid back.
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Title: My Three Sons
Character: Bobbie Anderson
Released: September 29, 1960
Type: TV
A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
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Title: The Tall Man
Released: September 10, 1960
Type: TV
The Tall Man is a half-hour American western television series about Sheriff Pat Garrett and the gunfighter Billy the Kid that aired seventy-five episodes on NBC from 1960 to 1962, filmed by Revue Productions.
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Title: The Untouchables
Character: Girl (uncredited)
Released: October 15, 1959
Type: TV
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
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Title: Leave It to Beaver
Released: October 4, 1957
Type: TV
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.
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Title: Perry Mason
Character: Paula Durham
Released: September 21, 1957
Type: TV
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Betty Sullivan
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Ruth
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.