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Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Actor · Died July 7, 1975, aged 73 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Barbara Ann Brown (October 18, 1901 – July 7, 1975) was an American actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 18, 1901
Died
July 7, 1975 (aged 73)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 59 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Barbara Brown's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Morality
28%
Bonds
27%
Self
15%
Power
14%
Survival
9%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · 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 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
5
Warm
4
Romantic
4
Melancholic
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Barbara Brown's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barbara Brown'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

59 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Red, White, and Black(1970)

    as Officer's Wife

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sincerely Yours(1955)

    as Mrs. Cosgrove (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • My Sister Eileen(1955)

    as Helen's Mother

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • An Annapolis Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mrs. Scott

  • Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Elizabeth Parker

  • You for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Edna McDermad

  • The Brigand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Baroness Isabella

  • Jack and the Beanstalk(1952)

    as Mrs. Strong

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Lady and the Bandit(1951)

    as Lady Greene

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Father Takes the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Mrs. Edna Latham

  • Home Town Story(1951)

    as Mrs. Washburn

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Elizabeth Parker

  • Born Yesterday(1950)

    as Mrs. Hedges

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Father's Wild Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mrs. Edna Latham

  • Father Makes Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Edna Latham

  • Yes Sir, That's My Baby(1949)

    as Professor Boland

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Leave It to Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mrs. Latham

  • Henry, the Rainmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mrs. Latham

  • Miss Mink of 1949(1949)

    as Mrs. Marshall

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wallflower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mrs. Linnett

  • Arthur Takes Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Fiora Bixby

  • That Hagen Girl(1947)

    as Lorna Gateley

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Love and Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Victoria Wyngate

  • High Barbaree(1947)

    as Della Parkson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • That Way with Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Minerva Alden

  • The Beast with Five Fingers(1946)

    as Mrs. Miller

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Man I Love(1946)

    as Barbara (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • White Tie and Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mrs. Latimer

  • Personality Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mrs. Roberts

  • Janie Gets Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Thelma Van Brunt

  • Frontier Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Stone (uncredited)

  • Too Young to Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Wellman

  • Mildred Pierce(1945)

    as Mrs. Forrester (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Pillow to Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Kate Otley

  • Law of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • Hollywood Canteen(1944)

    as Mrs. Brodel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Doughgirls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Elizabeth Brush Cartwright

  • Janie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Thelma Lawrence

  • Hey, Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mrs. Clark

  • The Ghost That Walks Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Milly Westover

  • Wedtime Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mrs. Leon Errol Sr.

  • The Falcon and the Co-eds(1943)

    as Miss Keyes

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Top Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mrs. Martha Fairchild

  • Good Luck, Mr. Yates(1943)

    as Lucille Cosgrove

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mission to Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited)

  • She Has What It Takes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mrs. Walters

  • No Place for a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Miss Foster, tire warehouse clerk

  • Reveille with Beverly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mrs. Beverly Ross (uncredited)

  • You Were Never Lovelier(1942)

    as Delfina Acuña

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Laugh Your Blues Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Hargrave

  • Parachute Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Jordan

  • There's One Born Every Minute(1942)

    as Club Woman

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Stewarts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Frantic Tenant (uncredited)

  • The Wife Takes a Flyer(1942)

    as Maria Woverman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hello, Annapolis(1942)

    as Mrs. Nolan

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Melody Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mrs. Stuart

  • Three Girls About Town(1941)

    as Clubwoman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Our Wife(1941)

    as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 59 titles from 1931 to 1970.

Biggest box office

Born Yesterday (1950)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Born Yesterday (1950)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

  • 1942Screen debut· You Were Never Lovelier

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting59 of 59: 59 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1930s1 · acting1940s43 · acting1950s14 · acting1970s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do Barbara Brown's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 23; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Red, White, and Black (1970)

82nd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 45. 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 Barbara Brown work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barbara Brown's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Grandon Rhodes shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and editors

Mixed roles