Portrait of Barbara Parkins

Acting

Barbara Parkins

Career

Active from 1961 to 2006, with a break from 1992 to 2005, busiest in 1971 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Parkins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Social Critique 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Dish on Dolls
The Dish on Dolls (2006)

as Anne Welles (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 85
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Mother Box (voice)

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1991)

TV show

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 63
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ellen Cartwright

Peyton Place: The Next Generation
Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985)

as Betty Harrington Cord

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Kay Weber

To Catch a King
To Catch a King (1984)

as The Duchess of Windsor

Calendar Girl Murders
Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
GoodWatch score 39

as Cleo Banks

Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor (1983)

as Dr. Margaret Houghton

Breakfast in Paris
Breakfast in Paris (1982)

as Jackie Wyatt

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Eileen Weston

The Manions of America
The Manions of America (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Charlotte Kent

1970s

22 titles ยท average score 62
Bear Island
Bear Island (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

as Judith Rubin

Testimony of Two Men
Testimony of Two Men (1977)

TV show ยท as Hilda Eaton

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Millie Constant

Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)

as Vanessa Hunt

Shout at the Devil
Shout at the Devil (1976)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
GoodWatch score 78

as Leonie

Christina
Christina (1974)

as Christina

Asylum
Asylum (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bonnie

A Taste of Evil
A Taste of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Susan Wilcox

The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

as Roxanne Delancey

The Deadly Trap
The Deadly Trap (1971)
GoodWatch score 46

as Cynthia

Puppet on a Chain
Puppet on a Chain (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maggie

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 68
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
GoodWatch score 52

as Anne Welles

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967)

as Interviewee

Peyton Place
Peyton Place (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Betty Anderson

Life with Archie
Life with Archie (1962)

as Veronica Lodge

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Annie Grant

20,000 Eyes
20,000 Eyes (1961)

as High School Girl

87th Precinct
87th Precinct (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Bobbie Anderson

The Tall Man
The Tall Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Sue Wiley

1950s

5 titles ยท average score 70
The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Girl (uncredited)

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Paula Durham

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Molly

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Betty Sullivan / Ruth