Barbara Parkins (born May 22, 1942) is a Canadian-American former
actress, singer, and dancer.Parkins was born in Vancouver, British
Columbia.[1] At the age of 16, her adoptive mother and she moved to
Los Angeles, where she enrolled at Hollywood High School and studied
acting, tap, ballet and fencing at the Falcon School, where her mother
played the piano.[2]Parkins worked as an usher in a cinema to pay for
drama lessons.[3]Parkins began her career as a backup singer and
dancer in the nightclub acts of stars like comedian George Burns. She
made her film debut in the 1961 low-budget crime caper 20,000 Eyes,
and guest-starred in television series such as Leave It to Beaver, The
Untouchables, Perry Mason and The Wide Country.
actress, singer, and dancer.Parkins was born in Vancouver, British
Columbia.[1] At the age of 16, her adoptive mother and she moved to
Los Angeles, where she enrolled at Hollywood High School and studied
acting, tap, ballet and fencing at the Falcon School, where her mother
played the piano.[2]Parkins worked as an usher in a cinema to pay for
drama lessons.[3]Parkins began her career as a backup singer and
dancer in the nightclub acts of stars like comedian George Burns. She
made her film debut in the 1961 low-budget crime caper 20,000 Eyes,
and guest-starred in television series such as Leave It to Beaver, The
Untouchables, Perry Mason and The Wide Country.
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