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Portrait of Barbara Britton

Acting

Barbara Britton

Career

Active from 1941 to 1967, with a break from 1956 to 1966, busiest in 1955 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Britton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Charming 2
  • World War II 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Showboat Serenade
Showboat Serenade

as Judy

2010s

1 title
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

as Laura Petrie / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage)

1990s

1 title · average score 63
Caroline?
Caroline? (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hilary

1960s

1 title
Mounted Bandits
Mounted Bandits (1967)

as US diplomat daughter Teresa

1950s

16 titles · average score 58
The $64,000 Question
The $64,000 Question (1955)

TV show · as Assistant

Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)

as Pat Beaton

Night Freight
Night Freight (1955)

as Wanda

The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1955)
GoodWatch score 42

as Helen Chester

Dragonfly Squadron
Dragonfly Squadron (1954)

as Donna Cottrell

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Duana Clarke

Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Pamela North

Bwana Devil
Bwana Devil (1952)
GoodWatch score 35

as Alice Hayward

The Raiders
The Raiders (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Elizabeth Ainsworth

Ride the Man Down
Ride the Man Down (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lottie Priest

The Bandit Queen
The Bandit Queen (1950)

as Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont

Champagne for Caesar
Champagne for Caesar (1950)
GoodWatch score 75

as Gwenn Bottomley

1940s

25 titles · average score 64
Cover Up
Cover Up (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

as Anita Weatherby

I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Cynthy Waters

Loaded Pistols
Loaded Pistols (1948)

as Mary Evans

Albuquerque
Albuquerque (1948)
GoodWatch score 59

as Letty Tayler

Mr. Reckless
Mr. Reckless (1948)

as Betty Denton

Gunfighters
Gunfighters (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bess Banner

The Return of Monte Cristo
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)

as Angela Picard

They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as June Reynolds

Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lady Anne Dunstan

The Great John L.
The Great John L. (1945)

as Kathy Harkness

Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sister Clothilde aka Louise Dupree

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lt. Rosemary Larson