Barbara Rush (born January 4, 1927 in Denver, Colorado) is an American stage, film, and television actress.
A student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Barbara Rush performed on stage at the Pasadena Playhouse before signing with Paramount Pictures. She made her screen debut in the 1951 movie The Goldbergs and went on to star opposite the likes of James Mason, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra an...
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Barbara Rush (born January 4, 1927 in Denver, Colorado) is an American stage, film, and television actress.
A student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Barbara Rush performed on stage at the Pasadena Playhouse before signing with Paramount Pictures. She made her screen debut in the 1951 movie The Goldbergs and went on to star opposite the likes of James Mason, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Kirk Douglas. In 1954 she won the Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer - Female" for her performance in It Came from Outer Space.
Barbara Rush married actor Jeffrey Hunter in 1950 and had a son, Christopher. They divorced in 1955 She married publicist Warren Cowan in 1959. Their daughter, Claudia Cowan, is a journalist with Fox News television channel.
Rush began her career on stage and it has always been a part of her professional life. In 1970, she earned the Sarah Siddons Award for dramatic achievement in Chicago theatre for...
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