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Barbara Parkins
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Barbara Parkins

Known for Murder, She Wrote · The Love Boat · Perry Mason

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".

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Born
May 22, 1942
Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
Acting

Biography

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".

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Known For

TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteKay Weber · 1984
★ 7.5
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatMillie Constant · 1977
★ 6.2
TVPerry Mason
Perry MasonPaula Durham · 1957
★ 7.7
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
TVWagon Train
Wagon TrainMolly · 1957
★ 6.6
TVGolden Globe Awards
Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 1944
★ 7.0
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1962
★ 6.8

Filmography

Movies

20,000 EyesHigh School Girl
1961
LW
Life with ArchieVeronica Lodge
1962
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
1967
Valley of the DollsAnne Welles
1967
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere VoyageInterviewee
1967
Puppet on a ChainMaggie
1970
The Kremlin LetterB. A.
1970
A Taste of EvilSusan Wilcox
1971
The Deadly TrapCynthia
1971
The Mephisto WaltzRoxanne Delancey
1971
AsylumBonnie
1972
SnatchedBarbara Maxvill
1973
ChristinaChristina
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonie
1974
Law of the LandJane Adams
1976
Shout at the DevilRosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
1976
Young Joe, the Forgotten KennedyVanessa Hunt
1977
Ziegfeld: The Man and His WomenAnna Held
1978
Bear IslandJudith Rubin
1979
Breakfast in ParisJackie Wyatt
1982
Uncommon ValorDr. Margaret Houghton
1983
Calendar Girl MurdersCleo Banks
1984
To Catch a KingThe Duchess of Windsor
1984
Peyton Place: The Next GenerationBetty Harrington Cord
1985
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious NunEllen Cartwright
1986
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998
Biography: Sharon Tate – Murdered InnocenceSelf
2002
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'Self
2006
The Dish on DollsAnne Welles (archive footage)
2006
TD
The Divine Ms. SusannSelf
2006
Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredSelf (archive footage)
2008

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1944
General Electric TheaterBetty Sullivan · 1 eps
1953
General Electric TheaterRuth · 1 eps
1953
Leave It to Beaver1 eps
1957
Perry MasonPaula Durham · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainMolly · 1 eps
1957
The UntouchablesGirl (uncredited) · 1 eps
1959
My Three SonsBobbie Anderson · 1 eps
1960
The Tall ManSue Wiley · 1 eps
1960
87th Precinct1 eps
1961
Dr. KildareAnnie Grant · 1 eps
1961
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
Peyton PlaceBetty Anderson · 514 eps
1964
F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
Born FreeKim Travers · 1 eps
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillLeonie · 6 eps
1974
Captains and the KingsMartinique · 8 eps
1976
GibbsvilleJenny · 1 eps
1976
Testimony of Two MenHilda Eaton · 3 eps
1977
The Love BoatMillie Constant · 2 eps
1977
The Critical ListAngela Adams · 2 eps
1978
Vega$2 eps
1978
The Manions of AmericaCharlotte Kent · 3 eps
1981
HotelEileen Weston · 1 eps
1982
Murder, She WroteKay Weber · 1 eps
1984
Jake and the Fatman1 eps
1987
SO
Scene of the Crime23 eps
1991
Superman: The Animated SeriesMother Box (voice) · 1 eps
1996
BackstoryHerself - Interviewee · 1 eps
2000

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