Judith Barrett
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Judith Barrett (born Lucille Kelley, February 2, 1909 – March 10, 2000), also known as Nancy Dover, was an American film actress of the late 1920s and through the 1930s, up until 1940. At sixteen, she got on a train to Hollywood. Her first big chance came when she started in a lavish commercial film in 1928, The Sock Exchange opposite Bobby Vernon. In 1929 she starred in five films, and made a successful transition to "talking films". From 1928 to 1933 she was billed as "Nancy Dover", and from 1930 to 1933 she appeared in nine films, all credited. In 1933, she appeared in only one film, Marriage Humor opposite Harry Langdon and Vernon Dent, while doing stage work. She would not have another role until 1936, when she starred in the crime drama Yellowstone opposite Henry Hunter, and alongside Ralph Morgan and Alan Hale. It was the first film that she was billed as "Judith Barrett". She appeared in two films that year, and five in 1937, one of which was her first uncredited role. From 1938 to 1940, Barrett appeared in ten films, all credited, including Road to Singapore, the first "road" picture by the team of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Barrett retired from film acting following her appearance in the 1940 comedy Those Were the Days!, starring William Holden and Bonita Granville. Noted for her beauty, the October 16, 1939 edition of the Baltimore Sun said of her: "Judith Barrett, pretty and blonde actress, is the first Telegenic Girl to go on record. In other words, she is the perfect type of beauty for television. ... She is slated for the first television motion picture." The Salt Lake Tribune noted that Barrett was "selected after months of exhaustive tests by television experts, sound engineers, photographers and make-up specialists." Paramount Pictures followed up on the selection by featuring her in its film, Television Spy (1939).
Known For
Credits
- 1940 · Those Were the Days! as Mirabel Allstairs
- 1940 · Road to Singapore as Gloria Wycott
- 1940 · Women Without Names as Peggy Athens
- 1939 · The Great Victor Herbert as Marie Clark
- 1939 · Disputed Passage as Winifred Bane
- 1939 · Television Spy as Gwen Lawson
- 1939 · The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Dixie Del Marr
- 1939 · I'm from Missouri as Lola Pike
- 1939 · Persons in Hiding as Blase Blonde
- 1938 · Illegal Traffic as Marie Arden
- 1937 · Behind the Mike as Jane Arledge
- 1937 · Vogues of 1938 as Model
- 1937 · Armored Car as Ella Logan
- 1937 · Let Them Live as Rita Johnson
- 1937 · The Good Old Soak as Ina Heath
- 1936 · Flying Hostess as Helen Brooks
- 1936 · Yellowstone as Ruth Foster
- 1932 · Running Hollywood as Nancy Dover
- 1931 · Hollywood Halfbacks as
- 1931 · Big Business Girl as Sarah Ellen
- 1931 · Cimarron as Donna Cravat (as Nancy Dover)
- 1930 · The Thoroughbred as Colleen Riley
- 1930 · The Gas Station as Harry's Girl Friend
- 1930 · The Big Kick as Harry's Girl (as Nancy Dover)
- 1930 · Oh Darling! as
- 1930 · The Fighting Parson as The Brunette Dance Hall Girl (as Nancy Dover)
- 1930 · The Head Guy as Nancy (as Nancy Dover)
- 1929 · Skirt Shy as Nancy, the maid (as Nancy Dover)
- 1929 · Scandal as Janet
- 1929 · Happy Heels as Susan
- 1928 · The Sock Exchange as June