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Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Actor · born 18 April 1912 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Wendy Barrie was a British actress who worked in British and American films.

Barrie was born in London to English parents. Her father, Francis Charles John Graigoe Jenkin KC (1883 – 1936), was an employee of Great Western (according to the 1901 census), who then joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1902. Her mother was Ellen McDonagh. Hollywood gave her a more exotic parentage with her father being a King's Counsel and her mother a Russian-Jewish actress who had performed in the world's first professional Yiddish-language theater troupe. She received her education at a convent school in England and a finishing school in Switzerland.

Where to start: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939).

As actor 53

TV shows 1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Wendy Barrie movie?

By viewer score, The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) at 7.1/10.

What are Wendy Barrie’s most popular movies?

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dead End, The Private Life of Henry VIII.

How many movies has Wendy Barrie made?

53 films on TMDB, 53 as actor.

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