Portrait of Barbara Brown

Acting

Barbara Brown

Career

Active from 1943 to 1970, with a break from 1953 to 1969, busiest in 1949 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Brown Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 5
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Family Comedy 2
  • Post-War Drama 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Small-Town Life 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
The Red, White, and Black
The Red, White, and Black (1970)

as Officer's Wife

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 62
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen (1955)
GoodWatch score 74

as Helen's Mother

Sincerely Yours
Sincerely Yours (1955)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Cosgrove (uncredited)

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Strong

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Elizabeth Parker

You for Me
You for Me (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Edna McDermad

Home Town Story
Home Town Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mrs. Washburn

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as Elizabeth Parker

Father Takes the Air
Father Takes the Air (1951)

as Mrs. Edna Latham

The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

as Lady Greene

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

as Mrs. Hedges

Father's Wild Game
Father's Wild Game (1950)

as Mrs. Edna Latham

Father Makes Good
Father Makes Good (1950)

as Edna Latham

1940s

42 titles ยท average score 63
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)

as Professor Boland

Wallflower
Wallflower (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Linnett

Arthur Takes Over
Arthur Takes Over (1948)

as Fiora Bixby

That Way with Women
That Way with Women (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Minerva Alden

Love and Learn
Love and Learn (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Victoria Wyngate

Pillow to Post
Pillow to Post (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Kate Otley

Frontier Days
Frontier Days (1945)

as Mrs. Stone (uncredited)

Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know (1945)

as Mrs. Wellman

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)

Janie
Janie (1944)
GoodWatch score 49

as Thelma Lawrence

The Ghost That Walks Alone
The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)

as Milly Westover

Wedtime Stories
Wedtime Stories (1943)

as Mrs. Leon Errol Sr.

1930s

1 title ยท average score 61
The Cheat
The Cheat (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as (uncredited)