Famous People with Name Barbara

Barbara Billingsley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barbara Billingsley: is an American film, television and character actress, who in her five decades of television came to prominence in the 1950s as an everyday mother, June Cleaver, on Leave it to Beaver, and its sequel, Still the Beaver (also known as The New Leave It to Beaver), two decades later. It was during that time she provided the voice of the unseen "Nanny" on Jim Henson's Muppet Babies.

Barbara Olson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barbara Olson: As a newcomer, she achieved a surprising measure of success, working for HBO and Stacey Keach Productions. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. In the early 1990s, she worked as an associate at the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering where she did civil litigation for several years before becoming an assistant U.S. attorney.

Barbara Woolworth Hutton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barbara Woolworth Hutton: was an American socialite dubbed by the media as the "Poor Little Rich Girl" because of her troubled life.Born in New York City, Barbara Hutton was the only child of Edna Woolworth (1883-1918), who was a daughter of Frank W. Woolworth, the founder of the successful Woolworth department store chain. Barbara's father was Franklyn Laws Hutton (1877-1940), a wealthy co-founder of the respected E. F. Hutton & Company (owned by Franklyn's brother Edward Francis), a New York investment banking and stock brokerage conglomerate. She was a niece by marriage of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post who was for a time (1920-1935) married to E.F. Hutton; thus their daughter, actress-heiress Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Hutton), was a first cousin to Barbara Hutton. Dina Merrill related on A&E's Biography of the Woolworths, that for a time Barbara lived with them following the death of her mother and abandonment by her father.

Barbara Bonney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barbara Bonney: Bonney was born in Montclair, New Jersey. As a child she studied piano and cello. When Bonney was 13 her family moved to Maine, where she became part of the Portland Youth Orchestra as a cellist. She spent two years at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) studying German and music including voice with Patricia Stedry, and spent her junior year at the University of Salzburg, where she switched from cello to voice. While there, she studied at the Mozarteum. Years later she received an honorary doctorate from UNH.

Barbara Kingsolver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barbara Kingsolver: In the late 1970s, Kingsolver lived in a number of places, including Greece, France, and Tucson, Arizona, working variously as an archaeological digger, copy editor, housecleaner, biological researcher and translator. She earned a Master's degree in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. She then took a job as a science writer for the university. The science writing led to some freelance feature writing and journalism.

Paola Barbara            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Paola Barbara: was a Italian film actress. She appeared in 62 films between 1935 and 1978.She was born and died in Rome, Italy.

Ana Bárbara            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Ana Bárbara: a Mexican singer.Her sister, Viviana Ugalde, was a teenaged singer of some notoriety across San Luis Potosi when Ana Barbara was a little girl. Ana Bárbara usually attended her sister's concerts, which made her want to become a singer herself.Ana Barbara would become a beauty queen before she reached stardom as a singer: in 1988, she became "Miss San Luis Potosí", going on to represent her state in the Miss Universe-sponsored Miss Mexico beauty contest. She lost in her bid to become Miss Mexico, however.

Joan La Barbara            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joan La Barbara: is an American vocalist and composer associated with contemporary music. She is a former student of Helen Boatwright. She has worked with her husband Morton Subotnick since 1979, as well with many other contemporary composers such as John Cage, Morton Fel

April Barbaran            Origin/Culture/Country: American

April Barbaran: was a member of Hello! Project group Coconuts Musume from June 1999 until January 2000. Due to her short time in the group, she only appeared on the singles "Halation Summer" and "Dance & Chance".