Baxley, Barbara (1923–1990)

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Baxley, Barbara (1923–1990)

American actress. Born Barbara Angie Rose Baxley, Jan 1, 1923, in Porterville, California; died June 7, 1990, in NYC.

Made NY debut in Private Lives with Tallulah Bankhead; appeared in such films as East of Eden, All Fall Down, No Way to Treat a Lady, Nashville, and as Sally Field's mother in Norma Rae; shared an apartment with Bankhead for years. Nominated for a Tony award for Period of Adjustment (1960).

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