Barbara Bates

Personal Info

Birthday

August 6, 1925

Day of Death

1969-03-18

(43 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

Barbara Jane Bates

Barbara Bates

Biography

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.

Known For

The Saint

The Millionaire

It's a Great Life

All About Eve

A Scandal in Paris

April Showers

Salome, Where She Danced

Lady on a Train

Filmography

1958
Apache Territory
as Jennifer Fair
1957
Town on Trial
as Elizabeth Fenner
1956
House of Secrets
as Judy Anderson
1954
Rhapsody
as Effie Cahill
1953
The Caddy
as Lisa Anthony
All Ashore
as Jane Stanton
1952
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Piney Wilson
Belles on Their Toes
as Ernestine Gilbreth
1951
Let's Make It Legal
as Barbara Denham
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Barbara Purcell
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
as Jenny Brock
1950
All About Eve
as Phoebe
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Ernestine Gilbreth
Quicksand
as Helen Calder
1949
The Inspector General
as Leza
The House Across the Street
as Beth Roberts
One Last Fling
as June Payton
1948
Adventures of Don Juan
as Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)
June Bride
as Jeanne Brinker
Johnny Belinda
as Gracie Anderson (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
as Stewardess (uncredited)
April Showers
as Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)
1947
Always Together
as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
as Debbie Terkel
1946
A Scandal in Paris
as Girl by pool
Night in Paradise
as Palace Maiden
1945
Strange Holiday
as Peggy Lee Stevenson
Lady on a Train
as Hat Check Girl
Salome, Where She Danced
as Salome Girl