Barbara Werle
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
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| name = Barbara Werle
| image = Barbara Werle 1978.jpg
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| caption = Werle in 1978
| birthname = Barbara May Theresa Werle
| birth_date = {{Birth_date|1928|10|06|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death_date and age|2013|1|01|1928|10|06|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Carlsbad, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress, singer
| years_active = 1963–1976
| spouse = John Branca Sr.
| children = John Gregory Branca{{cite web |title=Barbara Werle |url=https://obits.lohud.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-werle&pid=162232961 |website=lohud |publisher=Legacy.com |accessdate=September 19, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919181114/https://obits.lohud.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-werle&pid=162232961 |archivedate=September 19, 2018}}
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Barbara May Theresa Werle (October 6, 1928 – January 1, 2013) was an American actress, dancer and singer, best known for her role in Seconds (1966).
Career
Werle was born on October 6, 1928, in Mount Vernon, New York. She became a ballroom dancer after graduating from high school, winning the acclaimed Harvest Moon Ball in the early 1950s. As part of the dance team Barbara and Mansell, she toured the U.S.
On television, Werle had the role of June on San Francisco International Airport (1970–1971).{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=926|edition=2nd}} Her other television credits included appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and recurring roles on the NBC television series, The Virginian, during the 1960s and 1970s.{{cite news|title=Barbara May Theresa Werle obituary|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/utsandiego/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-may-theresa-werle&pid=162146393 |work=U-T San Diego|date=January 5, 2013|accessdate=January 7, 2013}}
Werle's film credits included the Elvis Presley films Tickle Me, Harum Scarum (1965) and Charro! (1969); Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Rare Breed (1966), Gunfight in Abilene (1967), Krakatoa, East of Java (1969), and Gone with the West (1974).
Retirement
Death
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Tickle Me | Barbara | |
| 1965 | Harum Scarum | Leilah | |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Elena | |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed | Gert | |
| 1966 | Seconds | Secretary | |
| 1967 | Gunfight in Abilene | Leann | |
| 1967 | Bikini Paradise | Bit part | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Krakatoa, East of Java | Charley | |
| 1968 | The Virginian (TV series) | Mrs Buell | saison 6 episode 23 (Stacey) |
| 1968 | The Virginian (TV series) | Clair French | saison 7 episode 08 (Ride to Misadventure) |
| 1969 | Charro! | Sara Ramsey | |
| 1970 | The Virginian (TV series) | Evelyn Neely | saison 8 episode 18 (Train of darkness) |
| 1974 | Gone with the West | Billie |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0921303|name=Barbara Werle}}
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Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:People from Carlsbad, California
Category:Musicians from Mount Vernon, New York
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:20th-century American singers
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:Singers from California
Category:Singers from New York (state)
Category:20th-century American women singers
Category:Actresses from Mount Vernon, New York
Category:21st-century American women singers
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