Barbara Rush | 95 Years Old

Barbara Rush was an attractive leading lady who always appeared in well-bred roles. She made her film debut with a small role in Molly. She portrayed leading ladies in some top films and appeared in several forgettable ones before breaking into television in the 1960s.

Despite her early prominent credits in Paramount films such as The First Legion, Rush is most known for her turns as Joan in The Young Philadelphians and opposite Frank Sinatra in Come Blow Your Horn. Rush stayed active on stage as she approached the age when actresses found it challenging to land roles. She starred in comedies like Forty Carats and Same Time, Next Year. Additionally, she was commissioned in A Woman of Independent Means.

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