Valley of the dolls barbara parkins biography

  • valley of the dolls barbara parkins biography

    • Barbara Parkins

    Canadian actress

    Barbara Parkins (born May 22, 1942)[1][2][3] is a Canadian-American former actress, singer, dancer and photographer.

    Early life

    Parkins was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][3] At the age of 16, she and her adoptive mother moved to Los Angeles, where she enrolled at Hollywood High School and studied acting, tap, ballet and fencing at the Falcon School, where her mother played the piano.[4]

    Parkins worked as an usher in a cinema to pay for drama lessons.[5]

    Professional life

    Parkins began her career as a backup singer and dancer in the nightclub acts of stars like comedian George Burns.[6] She made her film debut in the 1961 low-budget crime caper 20,000 Eyes, and guest-starred in television series such as Leave It to Beaver, The Untouchables, Perry Mason and The Wide Country.

    Parkins was involved in two of the most highly pu