Barbara Bates: Barbara Bates. Actress: All About Eve. Born in Denver, Co, 6 August, 1925 and originally named Barbara Jane Bates, Barbara was the eldest of 3 daughters born to a postal clerk and RN. Rather shy, her mother initially sent Barbara to study ballet. By her late teens, the young beauty began to model clothes as a teen out of high school. Fighting off a life-long paralyzing shyness,she managed to be persuaded to...
Known For: All About Eve (Phoebe), Quicksand (Helen), The Caddy (Lisa Anthony), The Inspector General (Leza)