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Barbara Parkins
★ Acting

Barbara Parkins

Born 1942 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Active 1944–2008

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1942, Barbara Parkins emerged as a notable actress during the 1970s. She captivates audiences with her performances in The Deadly Trap (1971), where she navigates a chilling narrative, and Asylum (1972), a film that delves into the eerie world of mental institutions. Parkins also appears in A Taste of Evil (1971) and Law of the Land (1976), further solidifying her place within the realm of cult and exploitation cinema, embodying characters that resonate with the genre's unique narratives.

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Asylum

Asylum

1972 ★ 6.0
as Bonnie

A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.

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Filmography

59 credits
2000s 6 credits
2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.3
2006
Movie
2006
The Dish on Dolls as Anne Welles (archive footage)
Movie
2002
Movie ★ 6.5
2000
Backstory as Herself - Interviewee
TV ★ 7.7
1990s 3 credits
1996
Superman: The Animated Series as Mother Box (voice)
TV ★ 7.7
1991
TV ★ 7.3
1980s 10 credits
1987
TV ★ 6.2
1986
Movie ★ 7.0
1985
Peyton Place: The Next Generation as Betty Harrington Cord
Movie
1984
To Catch a King as The Duchess of Windsor
Movie ★ 7.0
1984
Movie ★ 4.7
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Kay Weber
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Uncommon Valor as Dr. Margaret Houghton
Movie
1982
Breakfast in Paris as Jackie Wyatt
Movie ★ 7.0
1982
Hotel as Eileen Weston
TV ★ 6.8
1981
The Manions of America as Charlotte Kent
TV ★ 7.3
1970s 23 credits
1979
Bear Island as Judith Rubin
Movie ★ 6.1
1978
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1978
The Critical List as Angela Adams
TV ★ 9.0
1977
Movie
1977
The Love Boat as Millie Constant
TV ★ 6.3
1977
Testimony of Two Men as Hilda Eaton
TV ★ 6.0
1976
Shout at the Devil as Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
Movie ★ 6.0
1976
Law of the Land as Jane Adams
Movie ★ 3.8
1976
TV ★ 8.8
1976
Gibbsville as Jenny
TV ★ 10.0
1974
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
Christina as Christina
Movie ★ 7.5
1974
TV ★ 7.3
1974
Born Free as Kim Travers
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Snatched as Barbara Maxvill
Movie ★ 5.8
1972
Asylum as Bonnie
Movie ★ 6.0
1971
The Mephisto Waltz as Roxanne Delancey
Movie ★ 6.0
1971
Movie ★ 5.5
1971
A Taste of Evil as Susan Wilcox
Movie ★ 6.0
1971
Film '72 as Self
TV ★ 4.7
1970
Movie ★ 6.0
1970
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 10 credits
1967
Valley of the Dolls as Anne Welles
Movie ★ 6.0
1967
Movie ★ 5.0
1964
Peyton Place as Betty Anderson
TV ★ 6.2
1961
20,000 Eyes as High School Girl
Movie ★ 5.3
1961
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Dr. Kildare as Annie Grant
TV ★ 5.7
1960
My Three Sons as Bobbie Anderson
TV ★ 6.6
1960
The Tall Man as Sue Wiley
TV ★ 6.9
1950s 6 credits
1959
The Untouchables as Girl (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.9
1957
Perry Mason as Paula Durham
TV ★ 7.7
1957
TV ★ 7.0
1957
Wagon Train as Molly
TV ★ 6.6
1953
General Electric Theater as Betty Sullivan
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1940s 1 credit
1944
TV ★ 7.2