Barbara Jo Allen
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
2 Sep 1906
Age
120 Years
Born In
New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
58
Years Active
52 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.4 ★
Overview
From Wikipedia Barbara Jo Allen (September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an actress also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1950s. She based the character on a woman she had seen delivering a PTA literature lecture in a confused manner. As Vague, she popularized the...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Disney’s Coyote Tales
Disney’s Coyote Tales
as Goliath II’s Mother (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
movie
The Three Stooges Follies
The Three Stooges Follies
as Vera Clayton (archive footage)
movie
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone
as Scullery Maid (voice) (uncredited)
tv
Surfside 6
Surfside 6
movie
Goliath II
Goliath II
as Goliath II's Mother
movie
Born to Be Loved
Born to Be Loved
as Irene Hoffman
movie
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
as Fauna (voice)
tv
Maverick
Maverick
as Celia Mallaver
movie
The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex
as Dolly DeHaven
movie
Mohawk
Mohawk
as Aunt Agatha
movie
Columbia Laff Hour
Columbia Laff Hour
as Vera Vague (archive footage)
tv
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show
as Self
tv
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Mrs. Parkinson
movie
Happy Go Wacky
Happy Go Wacky
as Vera Vague
movie
She Took a Powder
She Took a Powder
as Vera Vague
movie
Nursie Behave
Nursie Behave
as Vera Vague
movie
Square Dance Katy
Square Dance Katy
as Gypsy Jones
movie
Wha' Happen?
Wha' Happen?
as Vera
movie
Clunked in the Clink
Clunked in the Clink
as Vera Vague
movie
Miss in a Mess
Miss in a Mess
as Vera Vague
movie
Cupid Goes Nuts
Cupid Goes Nuts
as Vera Vague / Prudy Vague
movie
Reno-Vated
Reno-Vated
as Vera Butts
movie
Earl Carroll Sketchbook
Earl Carroll Sketchbook
as Sherry Lane
movie
Headin' for a Weddin'
Headin' for a Weddin'
as Vera Vague
movie
Hiss and Yell
Hiss and Yell
as Vera Vague
movie
Calling All Fibbers
Calling All Fibbers
as Vera Vague
movie
Snafu
Snafu
as Madge Stevens
movie
The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round
The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round
as Vera Vague
movie
She Snoops to Conquer
She Snoops to Conquer
as Vera
movie
Lake Placid Serenade
Lake Placid Serenade
as Countess
movie
Girl Rush
Girl Rush
as Suzie Banks
movie
Strife of the Party
Strife of the Party
as Vera Clayton
movie
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter
as Vera Watson
movie
Moon Over Las Vegas
Moon Over Las Vegas
as Auntie
movie
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Mrs. Terwilliger ("Blue Eyes")
movie
Cowboy Canteen
Cowboy Canteen
as Vera Vague
movie
Doctor, Feel My Pulse
Doctor, Feel My Pulse
as Vera Vague
movie
You Dear Boy!
You Dear Boy!
as Vera
movie
Get Going
Get Going
as Matilda Jones
movie
Swing Your Partner
Swing Your Partner
as Vera Vague
movie
Ice Capades Revue
Ice Capades Revue
as Aunt Nellie
movie
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Tabitha Hazy
movie
Priorities on Parade
Priorities on Parade
as Mariposa Ginsbotham
movie
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
as Mademoiselle Gloria
movie
Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal
as Janie
movie
Buy Me That Town
Buy Me That Town
as Henriette Teagarden
movie
Ice-Capades
Ice-Capades
as Vera Vague
movie
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
as Myra Stanhope
movie
The Mad Doctor
The Mad Doctor
as Louise Watkins (as Barbara Allen [Vera Vague])
movie
Melody and Moonlight
Melody and Moonlight
as Adelaide Barnett
movie
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch
as Veronica Whipple
movie
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot
as Susan
movie
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Ms. Konk (uncredited)
movie
Village Barn Dance
Village Barn Dance
as Vera Vague
movie
Kennedy the Great
Kennedy the Great
as Mrs. John Potter
movie
The Women
The Women
as Receptionist (uncredited)
movie
Moving Vanities
Moving Vanities
as Mrs. Errol
movie
Major Difficulties