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Portrait of Barbara Bates

Acting

Barbara Bates

Career

Active from 1945 to 1958, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Inspector General
The Inspector General
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Bates Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • 1950s Americana 2
  • Wholesome Humor 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • 1950s Nostalgia 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 71
Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title · average score 74
The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Helen Ravenna

1950s

17 titles · average score 65
Apache Territory
Apache Territory (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jennifer Fair

Town on Trial
Town on Trial (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Elizabeth Fenner

It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1954)

TV show · as Cathy 'Katy' Morgan

Rhapsody
Rhapsody (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Effie Cahill

The Caddy
The Caddy (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lisa Anthony

Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ernestine Gilbreth

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

as Piney Wilson

Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Barbara Denham

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jenny Brock

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ernestine Gilbreth

Quicksand
Quicksand (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Helen Calder

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92

as Phoebe

1940s

15 titles · average score 64
The Inspector General
The Inspector General (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Leza

The House Across the Street
The House Across the Street (1949)
GoodWatch score 54

as Beth Roberts

June Bride
June Bride (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jeanne Brinker

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)

Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

as Gracie Anderson (uncredited)

Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Stewardess (uncredited)

April Showers
April Showers (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)

A Scandal in Paris
A Scandal in Paris (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

as Girl by pool

Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise (1946)

as Palace Maiden

Strange Holiday
Strange Holiday (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peggy Lee Stevenson

Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hat Check Girl

Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
GoodWatch score 47

as Salome Girl