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Barbara Colby

American actress (1939-1975)

  • Fame54.3
  • Momentum15.0
  • Wikipedia9.8K
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Lived 1939–1975, aged 36United States
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    14 languages
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  • Era
    1939–1975
    Aged 36
  • Known for
    California Split
    1974
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Updated 2026-08-31

Barbara Colby was an American actress. She appeared in episodes of numerous television series before a 1974 appearance on The Mary Tyler Moore Show led to a main cast role on the new series Phyllis; after filming three episodes, she and a colleague were murdered outside an acting class, in an unsolved shooting.

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Momentum15.0
Historical12.8
Now attention100.0
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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