Barbara Jane Bates (August 6, 1925 – March 18, 1969) was an American singer and actress, best known for her portrayal of Phoebe in the 1950 drama film All About Eve and as Katy Morgan on It's a Great Life (1954–1956).
The eldest of three daughters, Bates was born in Denver, Colorado. While growing up in Denver, she studied ballet and worked as a teen fashion model. The shy teen was persuaded to enter a local beauty contest and won, receiving two...
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All About Eve
As Phoebe
Let's Make It Legal
As Barbara Denham
Quicksand
As Helen Calder
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
As Piney Wilson
The House Across the Street
As Beth Roberts
The Inspector General
As Leza
The Secret of Convict Lake
As Barbara Purcell
The Caddy
As Lisa Anthony
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
As Jenny Brock
Belles on Their Toes
As Ernestine Gilbreth
All Ashore
As Jane Stanton
Town on Trial
As Elizabeth Fenner
June Bride
As Jeanne Brinker
Rhapsody
As Effie Cahill
Strange Holiday
As Peggy Lee Stevenson
House of Secrets
As Judy Anderson
Apache Territory
As Jennifer Fair
One Last Fling
As June Payton
Cheaper by the Dozen
As Ernestine Gilbreth
Johnny Belinda
As Gracie Anderson (uncredited)
April Showers
As Barnes' Secretary (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced
As Salome Girl
A Scandal in Paris
As Girl by pool
Lady on a Train
As Hat Check Girl
Always Together
As Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Romance on the High Seas
As Stewardess (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
As Debbie Terkel
Night in Paradise
As Palace Maiden
Adventures of Don Juan
As Innkeeper's daughter (uncredited)
The Saint
As Helen Ravenna
The Millionaire
As Marian Curtis
It's a Great Life
As Cathy 'Katy' Morgan
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