Barbara Ruick: Barbara Ruick. Actress: Carousel. A bundle of bright sunshine and unabashed energy, lovely musical actress Barbara Ruick delighted audiences for over two decades. The brown-eyed singer/actress who admittedly came up short in the dancing department nevertheless toyed with top musical stardom in mid-1950s films and almost nabbed it. A vivacious beauty whose sparkling, fresh-faced appeal reminded one instantly of a Mitzi Gaynor or Vera-Ellen, Barbara's untimely death at age 41...
Known For: Carousel (Carrie Pipperidge), Cinderella (Esmerelda), The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (Lorna Ellingboe), I Love Melvin (Studio Guide)