Binnie Barnes

Binnie Barnes was born on Mar 25, 1903 in UK. Binnie Barnes's big-screen debut came with Their Night Out directed by Harry Hughes in 1933. Binnie Barnes is known for The Trouble with Angels directed by Ida Lupino, Rosalind Russell stars as Mother Superior and Binnie Barnes as Sister Celestine. The most recent award Binnie Barnes achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Binnie Barnes plays is 40 Carats which will be released on Dec 06, 1973.

British-born actress who appeared in both British and American films, but who found her greatest success in Hollywood second leads. After a variety of jobs, including nurse, chorus girl and milkmaid, Barnes entered vaudeville. She appeared in more than a score of short comedies with comedian Stanley Lupino before making her feature bow in 1931. Two years later she achieved prominence as one of the half-dozen wives of the King in La vie privée d'Henry VIII (1933). The following year she moved to Hollywood and began a career as the smart-aleck pal of the lead or as the angry "other woman." Barnes also played numerous leading roles, but spent most of the 1930s and 40s in strong supporting parts. In 1940 she married football star (and later producer) M.J. Frankovich and after the war, they moved to Italy and appeared in several films there and elsewhere in Europe. She retired from films in 1954, but returned for a few roles in the late 60s and early 70s. She worked busily with numerous charities until her death in 1998.