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| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 1961–1998 |
| Spouse | 1 (divorced) |
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Barbara Parkins is a Canadian-American former actress, singer, dancer and photographer.
Barbara Parkins | |
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| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 1961–1998 |
| Spouse | 1 (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | barbaraparkins |
Barbara Parkins is a Canadian-American former actress, singer, dancer and photographer.
Parkins was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[ citation needed ] At the age of 16, she and her adoptive mother moved to Los Angeles, where she enrolled at Hollywood High School and studied acting, tap, ballet and fencing at the Falcon School, where her mother played the piano. [1]
Parkins worked as an usher in a cinema to pay for drama lessons. [2]
Parkins began her career as a backup singer and dancer in the nightclub acts of stars like comedian George Burns.[ citation needed ] She made her film debut in the 1961 low-budget crime caper 20,000 Eyes , and guest-starred in television series such as Leave It to Beaver , The Untouchables , Perry Mason and The Wide Country .
Parkins was involved in two of the most highly publicized projects of the 1960s, the ABC primetime serial Peyton Place , and the film adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel, Valley of the Dolls .
In Peyton Place, Parkins received lead billing for her role as small-town bad girl Betty Anderson. The character was scripted to die in a car crash six weeks into the season, but audience reaction to Parkins was overwhelmingly favorable and her character was kept in the story line. In a late-1965 interview, the actress said she was lucky to have the role of Anderson, calling her character the "salt and pepper in the stew". [2]
Parkins was the only female star nominated for an award throughout the run of the series (1964–1969). In 1966, she was nominated for an Emmy Award as Lead Actress in a Drama Series, but lost to Barbara Stanwyck for The Big Valley . Parkins said while losing the award was painful, she was glad to have lost it to Stanwyck instead of Anne Francis, who was also nominated and whose work Parkins thought was "unfeminine". [3]
Following the close of Peyton Place, producer Paul Monash developed a spin-off series, The Girl from Peyton Place, for Parkins. However, when co-star Ryan O'Neal, who played her husband, declined to participate, the project was shelved.[ citation needed ]
In Valley of the Dolls , Parkins played Anne Welles, a character based on author Susann. The Welles character was described as "the good girl with a million-dollar face and all the bad breaks".[ who? ] Although the film was trashed by the critics, it was a commercial success and became a cult classic.
After visiting London in 1968 to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of Valley of the Dolls co-star Sharon Tate and director Roman Polanski, [4] Parkins moved to England, where she starred in several productions, including Puppet on a Chain , Shout at the Devil , and The Mephisto Waltz . Parkins said she moved to London because it was relaxed and simple, and she loved its traditions. [5]
Parkins posed for nude pictorials in the May 1967, February 1970 and May 1976 editions of Playboy magazine.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Parkins appeared on American television in series that included Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill , Captains and the Kings and The Testimony of Two Men, Fantasy Island , The Love Boat , Hotel , and Vega$ . She also appeared in television films, including To Catch a King , in which she portrayed the Duchess of Windsor, and opposite Sharon Stone in Calendar Girl Murders .
Parkins returned to the role of Betty Anderson in Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985), a one-shot sequel to the series.
In 1991, Parkins starred in Canadian mystery series Scene of the Crime . She appeared in two Susann-inspired projects, the biography Scandalous Me and a segment of the Lifetime series Intimate Portrait .
In 2006, Parkins participated with Ted Casablanca on the audio commentary for the DVD release of Valley of the Dolls .
While filming Valley of the Dolls, Parkins met photographer Edward Steichen, a friend of the film's cinematographer, and was influenced to begin a lifetime career in photography. [6] She is also an advocate for endangered wildlife. [7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | 20,000 Eyes | High School Girl | |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Anne Welles | |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | B.A. | |
| 1971 | The Mephisto Waltz | Roxanne Delancey | |
| The Deadly Trap | Cynthia | ||
| Puppet on a Chain | Maggie | ||
| A Taste of Evil | Susan Wilcox | Television film | |
| 1972 | Asylum | Bonnie | |
| 1973 | Snatched | Barbara Maxvill | Television film |
| 1974 | Christina | Christina/Kay | |
| 1976 | Law of the Land | Jane Adams | Television film |
| Shout at the Devil | Rosa O'Flynn/Oldsmith | ||
| 1977 | Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | Vanessa Hunt | Television film |
| 1978 | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Anna Held | |
| The Critical List | Angela Adams | ||
| 1979 | Bear Island | Judith Rubin | |
| 1982 | Breakfast in Paris | Jackie Wyatt | |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Dr. Margaret Houghton | Television film |
| 1984 | To Catch a King | Duchess of Windsor | |
| Calendar Girl Murders | Cleo Banks | ||
| Katy Caterpillar | Mother Nature | English version, voice | |
| 1985 | Peyton Place: The Next Generation | Betty Anderson | Television film |
| 1986 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun | Ellen Cartwright | |
| 1998 | Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story | Annie Laurie Williams |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | The Untouchables | uncredited | Episode: "The Lily Dallas Story" |
| 1961 | The Tall Man | Sue Wiley | Episode: "Shadow of the Past" |
| 1961 | Leave It to Beaver | Judy Walker | Episode: "No Time for Babysitters" |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | Mary | Episode: "Lady Killer" |
| 1961 | Wagon Train | Eve | Episode: "The Mark Miner Story" |
| 1961 | General Electric Theater | Betty | Episode: "We're Holding Your Son" |
| 1961 | General Electric Theater | Ruth | Episode: "A Friendly Tribe" |
| 1962 | My Three Sons | Bobbie | Episode: "Coincidence" |
| 1962 | The Wide Country | Sharon Crosley | Episode: "Our Ernie Kills People" |
| 1962 | Perry Mason | Paula Durham | Episode: "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle" |
| 1962 | Dr. Kildare | Annie | Episode: "The Soul Killer" |
| 1963 | Laramie | Marilee Bishop | Episode: "The Wedding Party" |
| 1963 | The Wide Country | Billie Kidwell | Episode: "The Lucky Punch" |
| 1964–1969 | Peyton Place | Betty Anderson | Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1966) |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Eileen Travis | Episode: "The New House" |
| 1974 | Born Free | Opal Vanek | |
| 1974 | Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | Leonie | |
| 1976 | Gibbsville | Jenny | Episode: "All the Young Girls" |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kings | Martinique | |
| 1977 | Testimony of Two Men | Marjorie Ferrier/Hilda Eaton | |
| 1980 | Vega$ | Lani | Episode: "Aloha, You're Dead" |
| 1980 | Fantasy Island | Lorna Hendricks | Episode: "The Love Doctor/Pleasure Palace/Possessed" |
| 1981 | The Manions of America | Charlotte Kent | |
| 1983 | Hotel | Eileen Weston | Episode: "Faith, Hope & Charity" |
| 1988 | Jake and the Fatman | Candace Morgan | Episode: "But Not for Me" |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Kay Weber | Episode: "The Error of Her Ways" |
| 1991 | Scene of the Crime | Various characters | |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Lucy Wanamaker | Episode: "Forget Selma" |
| 1998 | Superman: The Animated Series | Mother Box | Episode: "Apokolips... Now!" |
Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic screen presence and versatility. She was a favorite of directors, including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra, and made 85 films in 38 years before turning to television.
Sharon Marie Tate Polanski was an American actress and model. During the 1960s, she appeared in advertisements and small television roles before appearing in films as well as working as a model. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic and dramatic acting performances, Tate was hailed as one of Hollywood's most promising newcomers, being compared favorably with the late Marilyn Monroe.
Jacqueline Susann was an American novelist and actress. Her novel Valley of the Dolls (1966) is one of the best-selling books in publishing history. With her two subsequent works, The Love Machine (1969) and Once Is Not Enough (1973), Susann became the first author to have three novels top The New York Times Best Seller list consecutively.
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