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Barbara Rush
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Barbara Rush

1927 – 2024 · Denver, Colorado, USA · Active 1950–2021

Born in 1927, Barbara Rush emerged as a notable figure in science fiction and cult cinema. She gained recognition for her role in It Came from Outer Space (1953), which earned her a Golden Globe for most promising female newcomer. Rush's versatility is evident in her performances in When Worlds Collide (1951) and Moon of the Wolf (1972), where she navigates the eerie landscapes of genre filmmaking. Later, she appeared in Can't Stop the Music (1980), further cementing her status in the realm of eclectic cinema.

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When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

1951 ★ 6.3
as Joyce Hendron

When a group of astronomers calculate a star is on a course to slam into Earth, a few days before, it's accompanying planet will first pass close enough to the Earth to cause havoc on land and sea. They set about building a rocket so a few selected individuals can escape to the planet.

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Filmography

118 credits
2020s 1 credit
2021
Movie ★ 7.6
2010s 1 credit
2014
Movie ★ 7.3
1990s 7 credits
1996
Widow's Kiss as Edith Fitzpatrick
Movie ★ 4.4
1996
7th Heaven as Ruth Camden
TV ★ 6.4
1996
Relativity as Helen Lukens
TV ★ 5.2
1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey as Helen Fields (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1995
The Outer Limits as Barbara Matheson
TV ★ 7.7
1994
Burke's Law as Marion Darrow
TV ★ 6.8
1990
Web of Deceit as Judith Hale
Movie ★ 4.0
1980s 17 credits
1988
Paradise as Patricia Forrester
TV ★ 6.0
1985
Scene of the Crime as Bettina Reynolds
TV ★ 7.0
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Eva Taylor
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Finder of Lost Loves as Marion Owens Norris
TV ★ 6.8
1983
TV ★ 7.5
1982
Summer Lovers as Jean Featherstone
Movie ★ 5.4
1982
Knight Rider as Elizabeth Knight
TV ★ 7.5
1982
TV ★ 6.8
1982
Matt Houston as Lady Celeste Abercrombie
TV ★ 6.3
1982
Hotel as Nell Korsak
TV ★ 6.8
1981
Flamingo Road as Eudora Flowers
TV ★ 6.3
1980
Movie ★ 5.0
1980
Movie ★ 6.2
1980
Flamingo Road as Eudora Weldon
Movie ★ 10.0
1980
Movie ★ 8.0
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Ann Carrington
TV ★ 7.3
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Phoebe Sullivan
TV ★ 7.3
1970s 27 credits
1979
Movie ★ 5.2
1979
The Seekers as Peggy Kent
TV ★ 8.0
1977
Portrait of Grandpa Doc as Bruce's Mother
Movie ★ 4.5
1977
The Love Boat as Eleanor Gardiner
TV ★ 6.3
1977
The Love Boat as Eleanor Gardner
TV ★ 6.3
1976
TV ★ 7.0
1975
The Last Day as Betty Spence
Movie ★ 6.5
1975
Ellery Queen as Claire Mallory
TV ★ 7.5
1975
Ellery Queen as Emma Zelman
TV ★ 7.5
1974
Dinah! as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Superdad as Sue McCready
Movie ★ 4.8
1973
Movie ★ 5.9
1973
Crime Club as Denise London
Movie ★ 10.0
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Moon of the Wolf as Louise Rodanthe
Movie ★ 4.8
1972
The Man as Kay Eaton
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
The Eyes of Charles Sand as Katharine Winslow
Movie ★ 6.3
1972
Cutter as Linda
Movie ★ 9.0
1972
TV ★ 6.9
1972
The Streets of San Francisco as Anna Slovatzka Marshall
TV ★ 7.0
1971
Suddenly Single as Evelyn Baxter
Movie ★ 4.5
1971
TV ★ 6.7
1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Margot Brighton
TV ★ 5.2
1971
TV ★ 6.5
1970
Night Gallery as Agatha Howard
TV ★ 7.8
1970
TV ★ 7.2
1960s 35 credits
1969
Strategy of Terror as Karen Lownes
Movie ★ 9.0
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Nadine Cabot
TV ★ 6.6
1969
TV ★ 6.1
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dorothy Carpenter
TV ★ 6.6
1969
TV ★ 6.4
1969
Medical Center as Pauline
TV ★ 6.4
1969
Medical Center as Nora Caldwell
TV ★ 6.4
1968
The Mod Squad as Mrs. Hamilton
TV ★ 6.1
1967
Hombre as Audra Favor
Movie ★ 7.1
1967
TV ★ 6.4
1967
Ironside as Mme. Jabez
TV ★ 6.9
1967
Mannix as Rebekah Bigelow
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Mannix as Celia Bell
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Ironside as Lorraine Simms
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Batman as Nora Clavicle
TV ★ 7.3
1965
TV ★ 6.4
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods as Marian Stevens
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
The Unknown as Leonora Edmond
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
Peyton Place as Marsha Russell
TV ★ 6.2
1963
Movie ★ 5.1
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Karen Lownes
TV ★ 6.5
1963
The Fugitive as Marie Lindsey Gerard
TV ★ 7.3
1963
TV ★ 5.9
1963
The Outer Limits as Leonora Edmond
TV ★ 7.8
1963
TV ★ 7.0
1962
Saints and Sinners as Lizzie Hogan
TV ★ 7.0
1962
The Eleventh Hour as Linda Kincaid
TV ★ 6.7
1961
TV ★ 7.6
1961
Dr. Kildare as Madge Bannion
TV ★ 5.7
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
TV ★ 5.8
1961
TV ★ 5.8
1961
Ben Casey as Eileen Pryor
TV ★ 5.9
1960
Movie ★ 6.4
1960
The Bramble Bush as Margaret 'Mar' McFie
Movie ★ 4.6
1950s 30 credits
1959
The Young Philadelphians as Joan Dickinson
Movie ★ 7.4
1959
Movie ★ 7.0
1958
The Young Lions as Margaret Freemantle
Movie ★ 6.8
1958
Harry Black and the Tiger as Christian Tanner
Movie ★ 6.7
1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! as Myra Hagerman
Movie ★ 6.2
1957
No Down Payment as Betty Kreitzer
Movie ★ 6.4
1957
Suspicion as Eleanor Thomason
TV ★ 6.2
1956
Bigger Than Life as Lou Avery
Movie ★ 7.2
1956
Flight to Hong Kong as Pamela Vincent
Movie ★ 7.3
1956
World in My Corner as Dorothy Mallison
Movie ★ 5.8
1956
TV ★ 7.6
1955
Captain Lightfoot as Aga Doherty
Movie ★ 6.4
1955
Kiss of Fire as Princess Lucia
Movie ★ 5.5
1954
Movie ★ 6.3
1954
Magnificent Obsession as Joyce Phillips
Movie ★ 6.8
1954
Movie ★ 5.7
1953
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Prince of Pirates as Countess Nita Orde
Movie ★ 8.3
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1952
Flaming Feather as Nora Logan
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
When Worlds Collide as Joyce Hendron
Movie ★ 6.4
1951
Quebec as Madelon
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
The First Legion as Terry Gilmartin
Movie ★ 7.4
1950
The Goldbergs as Debby Sherman
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Joyce Gavin
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Charlotte
TV ★ 6.7