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Patricia Barry

Patricia Barry

Actor · Died October 11, 2016, aged 93 · Davenport, Iowa, USA

Patricia received her first break into acting very soon after she graduated from Stephens College in the mid 1940s. Almost immediately after graduating, she received a contract from Columbus Pictures. They recognized that she had the rare combination of beauty, grace and intelligence that would serve her well throughout her long and well-respected career. When she first signed with Colombia Pictures, she was known as Patricia White. A few years later, in the late 1940s, she met Philip Barry, Jr., who was to become her husband. Philip was a television producer/director and the son and namesake of the well-known playwright, Philip Barry. By 1950, Patricia began using her married name, Barry. Patricia and her husband Philip shared a long and happy marriage that only ended upon his death on May 16, 1998. During their marriage, they collaborated on several projects. Her husband Philip wrote and she acted in episodes of Matinee Theater in the late 1950s. Her husband also produced several television programs that she acted in. They include: The Alcoa Hour, a major dramatic TV series than ran from 1955-1957, a well-known TV horror film called Crowhaven Farm (1970) and two a made-for-TV biographies, First You Cry (1978), and Bogie (1980). Patricia Barry may well be one of the hardest working actresses of her time. She has performed over 130 movie and television roles to date.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 16, 1922
Died
October 11, 2016 (aged 93)
From
Davenport, Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Patricia Barry's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Bonds
22%
Power
14%
Morality
13%
Society
12%
Survival
12%
Ideas
5%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
3
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Patricia Barry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Patricia Barry's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Invasion of Privacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Drama Coach

  • She Woke Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Marcie Belcamp

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Stringfellow

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Sea of Love(1989)

    as Older Woman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • For Keeps?(1988)

    as Adoption Official

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Evergreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Lerner

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Melanie Venable · as Mrs. Belle Pentworth

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Elaine Mailand

  • Her Life as a Man(1984)

    as Gloria Rogers

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Jerk, Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mrs. Van Buren

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie(1983)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The End of August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mrs. Merriman

  • The Girl on the Edge of Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mrs. Panich

  • A Cry for Love(1980)

    as Jennifer Harris

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bogie(1980)

    as Zelda O'Moore

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The French Atlantic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bee

  • First, You Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Anne

  • Three's Company(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Claremont

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Millicent

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Police Headquarters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Anne Chapin

  • The Great American Beauty Contest(1973)

    as Kay Earnshaw

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dead Men Tell No Tales(1971)

    as Lisa Martin

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monty Nash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Molly

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Francine

  • The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker(1971)

    as Dr. Sadler

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Crowhaven Farm(1970)

    as Felicia

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally Lambert

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Princess Rapunzel

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Green Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Hazel Schmidt / Vina Rose

  • Dear Heart(1964)

    as Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Kitten with a Whip(1964)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Send Me No Flowers(1964)

    as Linda Bullard

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Harris Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kate Harris

  • Sammy, the Way-Out Seal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Helen Loomis

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Lana Layne · as Lisa Brisson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Safe at Home!(1962)

    as Johanna Price

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris Manning

  • My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Pamela MacLish

  • Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Maria

  • Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Calhoun

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Leila

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Audrey King

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Adele Adams

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Great Gatsby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jordan Baker

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva Belter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Pardon My Nightshirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Geraldine

  • The Tattooed Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mary Mahan

  • The Undercover Man(1949)

    as Muriel Gordon

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Manhattan Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Maggie Graham

  • Riders of the Whistling Pines(1949)

    as Helen Carter

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Slightly French (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Hilda (uncredited)

  • Singin' Spurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Joan Dennis (as Patricia White)

  • Blazing Across the Pecos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Lola Carter

  • Flat Feat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mary, Police Operator

  • Trapped by Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Joan Howell (as Patricia White)

  • The Wreck of the Hesperus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Deborah Allen

  • Rose of Santa Rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Dolores de Garfias

  • When a Girl's Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Ellen Trennis

  • Variety Girl(1947)

    as Variety Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Cry Wolf(1947)

    as Angela the Maid

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Beast with Five Fingers(1946)

    as Clara the Maid

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Humoresque(1946)

    as Fritzie - Bauer's Secretary (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Man I Love(1946)

    as Chorine (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Deception(1946)

    as Music Student (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1946 to 1992; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

For Keeps? (1988)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Dear Heart (1964)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Send Me No Flowers (1964)

Film career

19461992

Peak 1989 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1940s17 · acting1950s9 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s12 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s3 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
4661

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Patricia Barry's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)

81st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Humoresque (1946)

Midcredits 88th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Patricia Barry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patricia Barry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walter Grauman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers