Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham; September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television and radio series Mr. and Mrs. North.
Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham; September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television and radio series Mr. and Mrs. North.
In 1941, while appearing in a Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, a photo of Britton was used on the front page of a local newspaper. A talent scout took notice, and she was soon signed to a Paramount Pictures contract. (Another source says that a talent scout spotted her as the lead in the production of The Old Maid at her college, and "three weeks later she was signed by Paramount Pictures as a stock player.")
That same year, she appeared in her first two films: the William Boyd Western Secrets of the Wasteland and Louisiana Purchase starring Bob Hope. Her first major film appearance was in a small role in the John Wayne film Reap the Wild Wind (1942).
During the 1940s Britton starred in three films for which she is most recognized today, two of which co-starred Randolph Scott. The first was the 1945 film Captain Kidd with Scott, followed by The Virginian in 1946 opposite Joel McCrea. The third was the 1947 Randolph Scott film Gunfighters. She teamed with Scott again in the 1948 Western Albuquerque, and that same year she starred opposite Gene Autry in Loaded Pistols. In total, she starred or appeared in 26 films during that decade.
Britton starred in the 1950s television show Mr. and Mrs. North, a Thin Man-like mystery show, with Richard Denning and Francis De Sales. She was probably best known for being the spokesperson for Revlon products in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in advertisements and commercials that included live spots on The $64,000 Question. She also portrayed Laura Petrie in Carl Reiner's Head of the Family, the 1959 pilot for the later Dick Van Dyke Show.
One of Britton's last roles was on the daytime television soap opera One Life to Live in 1979.
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Filmography (Movies)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Character:Laura Petrie / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage)
Release Date:13/10/2015
Caroline?
Character:Hilary
Release Date:29/04/1990
The Spoilers
Character:Helen Chester
Release Date:23/12/1955
Night Freight
Character:Wanda
Release Date:28/08/1955
Ain't Misbehavin'
Character:Pat Beaton
Release Date:30/06/1955
Dragonfly Squadron
Character:Donna Cottrell
Release Date:21/03/1954
Ride the Man Down
Character:Lottie Priest
Release Date:25/11/1952
The Raiders
Character:Elizabeth Ainsworth
Release Date:20/11/1952
Bwana Devil
Character:Alice Hayward
Release Date:22/08/1952
The Bandit Queen
Character:Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont
Release Date:22/12/1950
Champagne for Caesar
Character:Gwenn Bottomley
Release Date:11/05/1950
I Shot Jesse James
Character:Cynthy Waters
Release Date:26/02/1949
Cover Up
Character:Anita Weatherby
Release Date:25/02/1949
Loaded Pistols
Character:Mary Evans
Release Date:15/12/1948
The Untamed Breed
Character:Cherry Lucas
Release Date:20/10/1948
Mr. Reckless
Character:Betty Denton
Release Date:26/03/1948
Albuquerque
Character:Letty Tayler
Release Date:20/02/1948
Gunfighters
Character:Bess Banner
Release Date:15/07/1947
The Return of Monte Cristo
Character:Angela Picard
Release Date:19/12/1946
The Fabulous Suzanne
Character:Suzanne
Release Date:15/12/1946
The Virginian
Character:Molly Wood
Release Date:05/05/1946
They Made Me a Killer
Character:June Reynolds
Release Date:03/05/1946
Captain Kidd
Character:Lady Anne Dunstan
Release Date:22/11/1945
The Great John L.
Character:Kathy Harkness
Release Date:25/05/1945
Till We Meet Again
Character:Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree
Release Date:30/08/1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Character:Ruth
Release Date:04/07/1944
So Proudly We Hail
Character:Lt. Rosemary Larson
Release Date:09/09/1943
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith
Character:Grace
Release Date:09/09/1943
Young and Willing
Character:Marge Benson Dennison
Release Date:05/02/1943
Freedom Comes High
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1943
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Character:Lucy Olcott
Release Date:01/10/1942
Wake Island
Character:Sally Cameron (uncredited)
Release Date:11/08/1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Character:Charleston Lady #1
Release Date:26/03/1942
The Fleet's In
Character:Eileen Wright
Release Date:24/01/1942
Louisiana Purchase
Character:Louisiana Belle
Release Date:31/12/1941
Secret of the Wastelands
Character:Jennifer Kendall
Release Date:15/11/1941
Television Appearances
The Big Party
Character:Self
The Big Party
Character:Self – Hostess
A Date With Life
Character:
The $64,000 Question
Character:Assistant
Climax!
Character:Duana Clarke
The George Gobel Show
Character:Self
Mr. & Mrs. North
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Pamela
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Hilda
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Liz
Lights Out
Character:
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