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Hillary Brooke

Actor

Hillary Brooke

Born September 8, 1914 in Astoria, New York, USADied May 25, 199960 films

Hillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson) was an American screen and television actress best known for her work in Abbott and Costello and Sherlock Holmes films.

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The Philadelphia Story posterFirst watchThe Philadelphia Story19407.5as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Man Who Knew Too Much poster7.4The Man Who Knew Too Much1956Ministry of Fear poster6.9Ministry of Fear1944Jane Eyre poster6.9Jane Eyre1943Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster6.5Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941The Woman in Green poster6.5The Woman in Green1945Sherlock Holmes Faces Death poster6.9Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943Invaders from Mars poster5.9Invaders from Mars1953Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror poster6.5Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942

Filmography

60 films as actor
  1. 1957Spoilers of the ForestPhyllis Warren
  2. 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchJan Peterson
  3. 1955BengaziNora Nielson
  4. 1954The House Across the LakeCarol Forrest
  5. 1954Dragon's GoldVivian Crosby
  6. 1953Mexican ManhuntEve Carter
  7. 1953The MazePeggy Lord
  8. 1953Invaders from MarsMrs. Mary MacLean
  9. 1953The Lady Wants MinkEvelyn Cantrell
  10. 1953Never Wave at a WACPhyllis Turnbull
  11. 1952Abbott and Costello Meet Captain KiddCapt. Bonney
  12. 1952Confidence GirlMary Webb
  13. 1951Lost ContinentMarla Stevens
  14. 1951Skipalong RosenbloomSquare Deal Sal
  15. 1951Insurance InvestigatorAddie Wilson
  16. 1950VendettaLydia Nevil
  17. 1950The Admiral Was a LadyShirley Pedigrew
  18. 1950Lucky Losers'Countess' Margo
  19. 1950Beauty on ParadeGloria Barton
  20. 1950UnmaskedDoris King (Jackson)
  21. 1949BodyholdFlo Woodbury
  22. 1949AlimonyLinda Waring
  23. 1949Africa ScreamsDiana Emerson
  24. 1948The Fuller Brush ManMildred Trist
  25. 1948Big Town ScandalLorelei Kilbourne
  26. 1948Let's Live AgainSandra Marlowe
  27. 1947Big Town After DarkLorelei Kilbourne
  28. 1947I Cover Big TownLorelei Kilbourne
  29. 1946The Strange WomanMeg Saladine
  30. 1946Strange JourneyPatti Leeds
  31. 1946Monsieur BeaucaireMme. Pompadour
  32. 1946Big TownLorelei Kilbourne
  33. 1946Earl Carroll SketchbookLynn Stafford
  34. 1946Strange ImpersonationArline Cole
  35. 1946The Gentleman MisbehavesNina Mallory
  36. 1946Road to UtopiaKate
  37. 1946Up Goes MaisieBarbara Nuboult
  38. 1945The Woman in GreenLydia Marlowe
  39. 1945The Enchanted CottageBeatrice Alexander
  40. 1945The Crime Doctor's CourageKathleen Carson
  41. 1944Ministry of FearMrs. Bellane #2
  42. 1944Standing Room OnlyAlice Todd
  43. 1943Jane EyreBlanche Ingram
  44. 1943Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathSally Musgrave
  45. 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorJill Grandis
  46. 1942Counter-EspionagePamela Hart
  47. 1942Wake IslandGirl at the Inn (uncredited)
  48. 1942Ship AhoyHillary
  49. 1941Two-Faced WomanDress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)
  50. 1941Married BachelorHillary (uncredited)
  51. 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMrs. Arnold (uncredited)
  52. 1941The Lone Rider in Frontier FuryGeorgia Deering
  53. 1941Maisie Was a LadyHouse Guest (Uncredited)
  54. 1941The Lone Rider Rides OnSue Brown
  55. 1940The Philadelphia StoryMain Line Society Woman (uncredited)
  56. 1940New MoonParty Guest
  57. 1940FlorianHorsewoman
  58. 1940Two Girls on BroadwaySecond Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)
  59. 1939Eternally YoursBlonde On Stage (uncredited)
  60. 1937New Faces of 1937Chorine