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Barbara Read

Barbara Read

Acting 1917-12-29 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada

Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, Barbara Read was the daughter of a contractor. Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters inThree Smart Girls (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. Her career was over by the time she married actor William Talman, of "Perry Mason" fame, in 1953. The couple had two childre…

Known For

Make Way for Tomorrow
MOV ⭐ 7.5
Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
Coroner Creek
MOV ⭐ 6.2
Coroner Creek 1948
Death Valley
MOV ⭐ 5.7
Death Valley 1946
Married and in Love
MOV ⭐ 5.7
Married and in Love 1940
Three Smart Girls
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Three Smart Girls 1936
Ginger
MOV ⭐ 9.0
Ginger 1947
Behind the Mask
MOV ⭐ 5.5
Behind the Mask 1946
The Missing Lady
MOV ⭐ 4.8
The Missing Lady 1946
Too Many Women
MOV ⭐ 5.8
Too Many Women 1942
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
MOV ⭐ 10.0
The Crime of Doctor Hallet 1938
Rubber Racketeers
MOV ⭐ 5.5
Rubber Racketeers 1942
Sorority House
MOV ⭐ 7.3
Sorority House 1939
The Mighty Treve
MOV ⭐ 7.5
The Mighty Treve 1937
The Spellbinder
MOV ⭐ 6.3
The Spellbinder 1939
Key Witness
MOV ⭐ 4.8
Key Witness 1947
The Man Who Cried Wolf
MOV ⭐ 7.0
The Man Who Cried Wolf 1937
Merry Go Round of 1938
MOV ⭐ 7.5
Merry Go Round of 1938 1937
The Shadow Returns
MOV ⭐ 5.8
The Shadow Returns 1946
Curtain Call
MOV ⭐ 7.3
Curtain Call 1940
Midnight Intruder
MOV ⭐ 5.9
Midnight Intruder 1938