Barbara Mullen

Actress

June 9, 1914 (64 years)

† March 9, 1979

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Mullen (9 June 1914, Boston, Massachusetts – 9 March 1979, London, England) was an American actress well known in the UK for playing the part of Janet the housekeeper in Dr Finlay's Casebook. Although the role of Janet brought her fame in later years, she had already made her mark in the theatre. Mullen's parents, Pat and Bridget, were from a fishing family on Inishmore island off the coast of Co. Clare, Ireland. The family had emigrated to Boston,…

Filmography

7.4

The Saint

Violet Warshed

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.

5.7

One Step Beyond

Mrs. Jones

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.

6.4

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Elsbeth

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.

6.7

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Janet MacPherson

Dr Finlay's Casebook is a BBC television series that was broadcast from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella Country Doctor, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.

6.0

Armchair Theatre

Amélie

Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.

6.3

Thunder Rock

Ellen Kirby

David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the monthly inspector's visit. When alone, he imagines conversations with those who died when a 19th century packet ship with some 60 passengers sank. He imagines their lives, their problems, their fears and their hopes. In one of these conversations, he recalls his own efforts in the 1930s when he desperately tried to convince first his editors, and later the public, of the dangers of fascism and the inevitability of war. Few would listen. One of the passengers, a spinster, tells her story of seeking independence from a world dominated by men. There's also the case of a doctor who is banished for using unacceptable methods. David has given up on life, but the imaginary passengers give him hope for the future.

6.0

Corridor of Mirrors

Veronica

A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.

6.5

The Gentle Gunman

Molly Fagan

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

6.3

The Siege of Pinchgut

Mrs. Fulton

An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

7.4

So Little Time

Anna

During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.

5.5

The Challenge

Ma Piper

Jailed for his role in a gang heist and ditched by its female leader (Jayne Mansfield), a widower (Anthony Quayle) decides to keep the loot.

7.5

Innocent Sinners

Mrs. Vincent

A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church.

7.0

My Sister and I

Hypatia Foley

A family is in need of a new house help so they employ a mysterious young woman. They soon realise all is not as it seems as the past comes back to haunt the woman of the house.

N/A

A Journal of the Outdoors No. 11

Narrator

Wildfowl and wallabies in the wild, exotic animals in the office.

6.5

Welcome, Mr Washington

Jane Willoughby

Based on a story by author Noel Streatfeild, the film tells the story of two sisters who are left penniless by their father's sudden death and lease their estate as an airbase to US forces in Britain to help the war effort. Both eventually fall for American servicemen.

9.0

Talk of a Million

Bessie Murnahan

A family reduced to imminent poverty by the father's disinclination to work; an American lawyer looking for the heir to half a million pounds; the scene is set for a hilarious tale of creative deception!

5.8

A Place of One's Own

Emilie Smedhurst

An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.

7.7

Jeannie

Jeannie McLean

Based on Aimee Stuart's play. Little Scots girl decides to use her inheritance for a "grand tour" of the Continent.

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