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Barbara Colby

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Actress

The Resume

    (July 2, 1940-July 25, 1975)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Died in Venice, California
    Acted on 'Columbo,' 'McMillan and Wife,' 'Gunsmoke' and 'Kung Fu'
    Shot to death at 35

Why she might be annoying:

    She possessed a husky voice.
    Her hair looked frizzy.
    In 1973, she appeared in an ABC Afterschool Special.
    Ethel Merman was her mother-in-law.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She made several Broadway appearances.
    She died on the brink of success.
    One night after an acting class, she and fellow actor James Kiernan were gunned down in a parking lot.
    Their killers were never found.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 86 Votes: 36.05% Annoying