Barbara Lawrence

Barbara Lawrence

actress, soundtrack

Barbara Lawrence was born on Feb 24, 1930 in USA. Barbara Lawrence's big-screen debut came with Diamond Horseshoe directed by George Seaton in 1945. Barbara Lawrence is known for A Letter to Three Wives directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jeanne Crain stars as Deborah Bishop and Linda Darnell as Lora Mae Hollingsway. The most recent award Barbara Lawrence achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Barbara Lawrence plays is Man in the Shadow which will be released on Jan 22, 1958.

Her career may have only lasted a dozen years, and the number of films slightly more than twenty, but Barbara appeared in some interesting productions. As a young girl, she was a model. While completing her studies at UCLA, she co-starred in half a dozen movies for 20th Century Fox. Lawrence appeared in the critically acclaimed Chaînes conjugales (1949).In 1952, she was cast in Here Come the Nelsons (1952), which was the film version of their popular radio programme. Rock Hudson was also in the cast. The following year, Lawrence was cast with Gig Young in L'arène (1953), which was a 3-D feature film from MGM. As originally shown, special 3-D glasses were required to view the picture to bring all the action of the Rodeo to your seat. In 1954, she was cast in Les fils de Mademoiselle (1954), which was the last film that Greer Garson made at MGM. In 1955, she was cast as Gertie Cummings in Oklahoma! (1955), which was filmed in TODD-AO wide-screen. After making a few movies in 1957, she retired.

  • Birthday

    Feb 24, 1930
  • Place of Birth

    Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Television
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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Movies