Birth Name: Barbara Parkins
Birth Date: 1942-05-22
Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career
First Appearances: - 20,000 Eyes (1961) as High School Girl
Most Important Roles: - Valley of the Dolls (1967) as Anne Welles
- Asylum (1972) as Bonnie
- The Mephisto Waltz (1971) as Roxanne Delancey
- Bear Island (1979) as Judith Rubin
- The Kremlin Letter (1970) as B. A.
- Shout at the Devil (1976) as Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
- The Deadly Trap (1971) as Cynthia
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) as Self (archive footage)
- A Taste of Evil (1971) as Susan Wilcox
- To Catch a King (1984) as The Duchess of Windsor
Career Highlights: - Valley of the Dolls (1967)
- Asylum (1972)
- The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
- Bear Island (1979)
- The Kremlin Letter (1970)
- Shout at the Devil (1976)
- The Deadly Trap (1971)
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
- A Taste of Evil (1971)
- To Catch a King (1984)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series (1966)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Apple - Least Cooperative Actress (1966)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Laurel - Female New Face (1968)
- Nominated for 1 Gold Medal - Favorite Female Motion Picture Star (1978)
- Nominated for 1 Gold Medal - Favorite Movie (1977)
- Nominated for 1 Gold Medal - Favorite Female Star (1976)
- Nominated for 1 Gold Medal - Favorite Female Star (1975)
- Nominated for 1 Gold Medal - Favorite Female Star (1972)
- Won Deb Star - Deb Star of the Year (1965)
Full Biography
Barbara Parkins was born in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada in 1942. She is a television and film actress. She is best known on Television as Betty Anderson in "Peyton Place", and in Cinema as Anne Welles in "Valley of the Dolls".
