The Resume

(September 26, 1919-January 17, 1980)
Born in Long Beach, California
Birth name was Barbara Brantingham
Portrayed Pamela North in 'Mr. & Mrs. North' (1952-54) and Fran Gordon in 'One Life to Live' (1979-80)
Appeared in the films 'Reap the Wild Wind' (1942), 'Wake Island' (1942), 'So Proudly We Hail!' (1943), 'The Great John L.' (1945), 'Captain Kidd' (1945), 'They Made Me A Killer' (1946), 'The Untamed Breed' (1948), 'I Shot Jesse James' (1949), 'Bwana Devil' (1952) and 'Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
Appeared on Broadway in 'Getting Married' (1951), 'Wake Up Darling' (1956) and 'How to Make a Man' (1961)

Why she might be annoying:

Allmovie described her film appearances as 'enjoyable but unmemorable.'
She married her psychiatrist, who was 23 years her senior.
She portrayed Laura Petrie in the pilot episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, but was replaced by Mary Tyler Moore.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her son died from crib death after only two days (1953).
She was discovered by Hollywood after riding on a float representing Long Beach in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
She earned $100,000 a year in the 50s as a spokesperson for Revlon cosmetics.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 26]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 60)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[A-B]
• I Have Stomach Cancer
• I Outlived My Child
• I Portrayed a Nurse
• I Went to a Psychiatrist
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• Profiles 28001-28250 (Ranked: 28079)
• Revlon Models

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 44.23% Annoying