Barbara Babcock
Biography
Barbara Babcock is an American actress whose career has been mostly in television, beginning with guest roles in the mid-1950s and including appearances in more than 60 series. Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, she spent part of her childhood in Tokyo. She appeared several times on Star Trek: The Original Series, Mannix and Murder, She Wrote, and from 1978 to 1982 had a recurring role on Dallas. In 1981 she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for playing Grace Gardner on Hill Street Blues. She later starred in The Law & Harry McGraw and from 1993 to 1998 played Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, receiving an Emmy nomination for that role. Her films include Day of the Evil Gun (1968), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), The Black Marble (1980), Back Roads (1981), The Lords of Discipline (1983), Far and Away (1992), Space Cowboys (2000) and Home Alone 4 (2002).
89years old
Turns 90 on February 27in 134 days
- Born Fort Riley
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 34 years1968 to 2002
First and latest
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Barbara Babcock movies on Netflix
Home Alone 4as Molly
Space Cowboysas Barbara Corvin
Far and Awayas Nora Christie
Happy Togetheras Ruth Carpenter
That Was Then... This Is Nowas Mrs. Douglas
The Lords of Disciplineas Abigail St. Croix
Back Roadsas Rickey's Mom
The Black Marbleas Madeline Whitfield
Bang the Drum Slowlyas Team Owner
Heaven with a Gunas Mrs. Andrews
Day of the Evil Gunas Angie Warfield
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Harry Dean Stanton2 films together, 1968 to 1980
Harry Dean Stanton's page The Black Marble1980IMDb rating 6.2Babcock as Madeline WhitfieldStanton as Philo Skinner
Day of the Evil Gun1968IMDb rating 6.4Babcock as Angie WarfieldStanton as Sgt. Parker
Tommy Lee Jones2 films together, 1981 to 2000
Tommy Lee Jones's page Space Cowboys2000IMDb rating 6.5Babcock as Barbara CorvinJones as Hawk Hawkins
Back Roads1981IMDb rating 5.7Babcock as Rickey's MomJones as Elmore Pratt
Glenn Ford2 films together, 1968 to 1969
Glenn Ford's page Heaven with a Gun1969IMDb rating 6.3Babcock as Mrs. AndrewsFord as Jim Killan
Day of the Evil Gun1968IMDb rating 6.4Babcock as Angie WarfieldFord as Lorn Warfield
David Keith2 films together, 1981 to 1983
David Keith's page The Lords of Discipline1983IMDb rating 6.6Babcock as Abigail St. CroixKeith as Will McLean
Back Roads1981IMDb rating 5.7Babcock as Rickey's MomKeith as Mason
Robert Prosky2 films together, 1983 to 1992
Robert Prosky's page Far and Away1992IMDb rating 6.6Babcock as Nora ChristieProsky as Daniel Christie
The Lords of Discipline1983IMDb rating 6.6Babcock as Abigail St. CroixProsky as Col. 'Bear' Berrineau
John Anderson2 films together, 1968 to 1969
John Anderson's page Heaven with a Gun1969IMDb rating 6.3Babcock as Mrs. AndrewsAnderson as Ase Beck
Day of the Evil Gun1968IMDb rating 6.4Babcock as Angie WarfieldAnderson as Capt. Jefferson Addis
Also two films together1 more actor
- James GriffithHeaven with a Gun (1969) and Day of the Evil Gun (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1981 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Hill Street Blues | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


