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1 | (1977, while promoting Testimony of Two Men): I don't feel at all self-conscious about taking off my clothes. I trained as a dancer, I watch my diet and I take care of my body. If a script calls for a bedroom scene, I say do it. When I have a brief affair with Steve Forrest, it would look ridiculous for me to get into bed wearing a robe and nightgown. I do object to a nude scene when it is gratuitous. My nude scene in 'Captains and The Kings' was unnecessary and I'm sorry I did it. |
2 | [When asked about her friend, Sharon Tate, in 2010]: Most people know that she was kind and sweet, and had an innocence about her. Her gentleness was very special, and it was a big loss. |
3 | [on why she thought Valley of the Dolls (1967) was considered a cult classic] Maybe because it is so . . . bad. |
4 | I learned the word "power" when I was in Peyton Place (1964). |
5 | I'd very much like to be Ava Gardner. She IS sex. |
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1 | Turned down leading roles in the movies Goodbye, Columbus (1969) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). When asked why, Parkins replied, "I must have had my head in the sand". |
2 | Turned down the opportunity to reprise the role of Betty in the 1977 television film, Murder in Peyton Place (1977). She did, however, agree to play Betty again in 1985 when Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985) was made. |
3 | Was signed to star in the 1980 mini-series, Scruples (1980), but backed out before filming started. |
4 | Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#81). [1995]. |
5 | Was among the women chosen by famed photographer Patrick Lichfield to be included in his 1983 book, "The Most Beautiful Women". |
6 | Favorite perfume is 'Lheure Bleu' by Guerlain. |
7 | In 2006 she Barbara commentary for the DVD release of Valley of the Dolls (1967). |
8 | In 1966 she co-hosted the Miss Teen International Pageant with her Peyton Place (1964) costar Ryan O'Neal. |
9 | She was cast as "Anne Welles" in Valley of the Dolls (1967) after Candice Bergen dropped out two weeks before filming was to begin. She originally tested for the role of "Neely O'Hara". |
10 | Patty Duke gave her the nick name "Barbara Starkins" during the filming of Valley of the Dolls (1967). |
11 | Has a daughter, Christina (b. 1986) from her marriage in the late '70s. She was later divorced. |
12 | She reprised her Peyton Place (1964) character of "Betty Harrington" for a 1985 TV-reunion movie, Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985). |
13 | While interviewed by gossip columnist Ted Casablanca at a 1996 gala viewing of Valley of the Dolls (1967), she candidly reported, while working with some of her co-stars, that Susan Hayward was "spastic", Patty Duke was "energetic but neurotic" and Sharon Tate was "magic". |
14 | In 1998 she came out of nowhere and appeared in the mini-movie Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (1998), the story of Jacqueline Susann, who wrote the book upon which Valley of the Dolls (1967) was based. |
15 | Appeared in a number of "Playboy" pictorial spreads, her most revealing being the ones in 1967 and 1976. |
16 | She is an accomplished photographer. |
17 | In 1965, won the Photoplay Gold Medal Award for Best Newcomer. |
18 | In 1965, was named "Hollywood's Deb Star of the Year" by the Association of Hollywood Make up Artists and Hairstylists. |
19 | Is an adopted child. |
20 | She and Ed Nelson were the only two actors who appeared on the first episode of Peyton Place (1964) in 1964 and the final episode in 1969. They were the only stars who received screen credit for every episode (although not necessarily appearing in every episode) during the series' entire five-year run. |
21 | Was maid of honor for Sharon Tate at her marriage to director Roman Polanski in London, England on January 20, 1968. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story | 1998 | TV Movie | Annie Laurie Williams |
Superman | 1998 | TV Series | Mother Box |
Picket Fences | 1996 | TV Series | Lucy Wanamaker |
Scene of the Crime | 1991 | TV Series | |
Murder, She Wrote | 1989 | TV Series | Kay Weber |
Jake and the Fatman | 1988 | TV Series | Candace Morgan |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun | 1986 | TV Movie | Ellen Cartwright |
Peyton Place: The Next Generation | 1985 | TV Movie | Betty Harrington Cord |
The Love Boat | 1984 | TV Series | Millie Constant |
Katy Caterpillar | 1984 | | Additional Voices (English version, voice) |
Calendar Girl Murders | 1984 | TV Movie | Cleo Banks |
To Catch a King | 1984 | TV Movie | Duchess of Windsor |
Hotel | 1983 | TV Series | Eileen Weston |
Uncommon Valor | 1983 | TV Movie | Dr. Margaret Houghton |
Breakfast in Paris | 1982 | | Jackie Wyatt |
The Manions of America | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | Charlotte Kent |
Fantasy Island | 1980 | TV Series | Lorna Hendricks |
Vega$ | 1980 | TV Series | Lani |
Bear Island | 1979 | | Judith Rubin |
The Critical List | 1978 | TV Movie | Angela Adams |
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | 1978 | TV Movie | Anna Held |
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | 1977 | TV Movie | Vanessa Hunt |
Testimony of Two Men | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Marjorie Ferrier / Hilda Eaton |
Gibbsville | 1976 | TV Series | Jenny |
Captains and the Kings | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Martinique |
Law of the Land | 1976 | TV Movie | Jane Adams |
Shout at the Devil | 1976 | | Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith |
Born Free | 1974 | TV Series | Kim Travers |
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | 1974 | TV Mini-Series | Leonie |
Christina | 1974 | | Christina / Kay |
Snatched | 1973 | TV Movie | Barbara Maxvill |
Asylum | 1972/I | | Bonnie (segment: "Frozen Fear") |
Circle of Fear | 1972 | TV Series | Eileen Travis |
A Taste of Evil | 1971 | TV Movie | Susan Wilcox |
Puppet on a Chain | 1971 | | Maggie |
The Deadly Trap | 1971 | | Cynthia |
The Mephisto Waltz | 1971 | | Roxanne Delancey |
The Kremlin Letter | 1970 | | B.A. |
Peyton Place | 1964-1969 | TV Series | Betty Anderson Cord Betty Anderson Betty Anderson Harrington ... |
Valley of the Dolls | 1967 | | Anne Welles |
Wide Country | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Billie Kidwell / Sharon Crosley |
Laramie | 1963 | TV Series | Marilee Bishop |
Dr. Kildare | 1962 | TV Series | Annie Grant |
Perry Mason | 1962 | TV Series | Paula Durham |
My Three Sons | 1962 | TV Series | Bobbie |
General Electric Theater | 1961 | TV Series | Ruth / Betty |
Wagon Train | 1961 | TV Series | Eve |
87th Precinct | 1961 | TV Series | Mary |
Leave It to Beaver | 1961 | TV Series | Judy Walker |
The Tall Man | 1961 | TV Series | Sue Wiley |
20,000 Eyes | 1961 | | High School Girl |
The Untouchables | 1961 | TV Series | Girl |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Gotta Get Off This Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes | 2006 | Video documentary | Herself |
The Divine Ms. Susann | 2006 | Video short | Herself |
Biography | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Backstory | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The View | 2000 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Intimate Portrait | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
1968: The 25th Anniversary | 1993 | Documentary | Herself |
Hour Magazine | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
Today | 1985 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself |
The Alan Thicke Show | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Alan Hamel Show | 1978 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1968-1978 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Actress / Herself - Guest |
Battle of the Network Stars | 1976 | TV Special | Herself - NBC Team |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1965-1976 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1970-1974 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Peyton Place Revisited | 1973 | TV Special | Herself |
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls | 1968 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
Wedding of the Doll | 1968 | Documentary | Herself |
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage | 1967 | TV Movie | Herself |
Dream Girl of '67 | 1967 | TV Series | Herself - Fashion Hostess |
The 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1967 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Think Twentieth | 1967 | Documentary short | Herself |
The Dating Game | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965 | 1965 | TV Movie | Herself - Deb Star |
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