Patricia Barry
Biography
Patricia Barry was an American actress whose career centered on television. Born in Davenport, Iowa, and trained at Stephens College under Maude Adams, she gained stage experience in 1944 and signed with Warner Bros after winning a Rita Hayworth look-alike contest. Her films included The Beast with Five Fingers, The Tattooed Stranger, Send Me No Flowers, Dear Heart, and Sea of Love (1989). She appeared in more than 100 television series from 1950 to 2005, often as a high-class femme fatale, and had recurring roles on Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light, Loving, and All My Children. She received three Emmy nominations, for Matinee Theater in 1957, Startime in 1958, and Playhouse 90 in 1959. She also appeared on Broadway in Goodbye Again (1956) and The Pink Elephant (1953).
93years old at death
- Born Davenport
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Patricia Allen White
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 43 years1946 to 1989
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Big break
Barry won a Rita Hayworth look-alike contest in 1944, and the publicity from that win led to Warner Bros. signing her to a Hollywood movie contract.
Early training
Barry trained in acting at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, in a drama department run by Broadway actress and teacher Maude Adams.
A first
Barry appeared on All My Children in an episode that aired February 28, 2005, and that performance was the final acting appearance of hers shown on television.
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