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Barbara Baxley

Barbara Baxley

Actor · Died June 7, 1990, aged 67 · Porterville, California, U.S.

Barbara Baxley (January 1, 1923 – June 7, 1990) was an American actress of stage, film and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1923
Died
June 7, 1990 (aged 67)
From
Porterville, California, U.S.
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Barbara Baxley's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Society
22%
Survival
14%
Bonds
12%
Morality
12%
Power
9%
Isolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Absurd
3
Contemplative
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Barbara Baxley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barbara Baxley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Exorcist III(1990)

    as Shirley

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Shock to the System(1990)

    as Lillian

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sea of Love(1989)

    as Miss Allen

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as (segment "Profile in Silver")

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda Debs

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Come Along with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mrs. Faun / Mrs. Faun's Sister

  • A Stranger Is Watching(1982)

    as Lally

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Faun / Mrs. Faun's Sister

  • Butterflies in Heat(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Norma Rae(1979)

    as Leona

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • All That Glitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 65 episodes · as L.W. Carruthers

  • Nashville(1975)

    as Lady Pearl

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Margaret Elliott

  • The Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Judge Rebeccah Fornier

  • The Snoop Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen

  • Images(1972)

    as Voice On Telephone (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Where the Heart Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 213 episodes · Actor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Rollins · as Sadie

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • No Way to Treat a Lady(1968)

    as Belle Poppie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Countdown(1967)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Another World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1,547 episodes · Actor

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Maggie Tibbett

  • All Fall Down(1962)

    as School Teacher

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Eve Lippert

  • Bus Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Kitty Scola

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara Combes

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Deirdre Jael · as Helen Glass

  • Special for Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as The Single Woman

  • The Savage Eye(1959)

    as Judith McGuire

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Cora Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lois Morrison

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • New York Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathy McDavoran

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Beauty's Sister

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Enid Griffin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcy Murdock

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Smith · as Irma Coulette · as Lalage · as Maude Sheridan · as Miss Elliott · as Myra Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • East of Eden(1955)

    as Nurse (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Catherine Jones

  • Max Liebman Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Inner Sanctum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise Shoemaker · as Marcy Royce

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1948 to 1990; peak year 1990.

Biggest box office

Norma Rae (1979)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Nashville (1975)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19481990

Peak 1990 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1955Screen debut· East of Eden
  • 1975Career best· Nashville

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1940s2 · acting1950s18 · acting1960s14 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s2 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
5575

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Barbara Baxley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Butterflies in Heat (1986)

66th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

East of Eden (1955)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Barbara Baxley's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Barbara Baxley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barbara Baxley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Altman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Composers and editors