Photo: The Bureau of Industrial Service for CBS Television. The Bureau, a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam, was widely used by those in the television industry in the 1950s and 1960s for distributing publicity material. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a soft spot for the working actors who never headlined yet held the whole show together, and Patricia Barry is exactly that kind of pro. Over a hundred series across five decades, mostly as a guest or supporting player, is not a footnote to me but a quiet badge of honor. To keep getting the call from 1950 to 2005 means producers trusted her completely. She trained at Stephens College and stayed the course without chasing fame, living to 93. There are no flashy awards here, but the longevity itself is the achievement, and I respect that craftsmanship deeply.
Overview
Patricia Barry (born Patricia Allen White, November 16, 1922 – October 11, 2016) was an American actress. Although Barry has numerous credits performing in stage productions and in films, the majority of her work was in television between 1950 and 2005, when she appeared in over 100 series either in supporting roles or as a guest star.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patricia Barry
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリシア・バリー
- Reading
- ぱとりしあ・ばりー
- Born
- November 16, 1922 – October 11, 2016
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Davenport, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stephens College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.