---
name: "Barbara Babcock"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/barbara-babcock"
fi1m_id: "barbara-babcock"
imdb_id: "nm0044823"
tmdb_id: 15746
wikidata_id: "Q453984"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 February 1937"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T22:59:23.719301+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Barbara Babcock

## Identity

Barbara Babcock

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/barbara-babcock
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** barbara-babcock
- **IMDb ID:** nm0044823
- **TMDB ID:** 15746
- **Wikidata ID:** Q453984
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Babcock, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q453984, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044823/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15746

Actor. Born 27 February 1937 in Junction City, Kansas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 February 1937, Junction City, Kansas, USA
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Babcock, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q453984, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044823/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15746

## Biography

Barbara Babcock is an American actress. Born on 27 February 1937 in Fort Riley, Kansas, she spent much of her childhood in Japan, where her father, a US Army general, was stationed. She studied at the University of Lausanne, the University of Milan and Wellesley College.

Babcock began her career with guest appearances on numerous television series from the mid-1950s. She is known for her role as Nora Christie in the 1992 film *Far and Away*, Dorothy Jennings in the series *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993–1998), and Grace Gardner in *Hill Street Blues* (1981–1987), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1981. Other credits include appearances in *Space Cowboys* (2000) and recurring roles in *Dallas* and *Murder, She Wrote*.

She was married to actor Jay Sheffield from 1962 to 1968.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Far and Away* (1992), Fi1m 52, as Nora Christie — [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Home Alone 4* (2002), as Molly
- *Pasadena* (2001), series, as Lillian Greeley
- *Space Cowboys* (2000), as Barbara Corvin
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Diane McCarty
- *A Vow to Cherish* (1999), as Ellen Brighton
- *Childhood Sweetheart?* (1997), as Rose Carlson
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Edna Raines
- *A Mother's Instinct* (1996), as Mrs. Mitchell
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Beverly Kronk
- *Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert* (1993), as Rhonda Devon
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Penelope Janvier — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, as Dorothy Jennings
- *Jack's Place* (1992), series, Actor
- *Far and Away* (1992), as Nora Christie — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)
- *Wings* (1990), series, as Mae Hackett
- *A Family for Joe* (1990), as Miss Quinn Collins
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen* (1990), as Martha Robertson
- *Heart of Dixie* (1989), as Coralee Claibourne
- *Happy Together* (1989), as Ruth Carpenter
- *Empty Nest* (1988), series, as Paula Conroy
- *China Beach* (1988), series, as Lt. Col. Libby Heiss
- *The Law & Harry McGraw* (1987), series, as Ellie Maginnis
- *News at Eleven* (1986), as Joanna Steckler
- *Mr. Sunshine* (1986), series, as June Swinford
- *That Was Then... This Is Now* (1985), as Mrs. Douglas
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Cissie Enright
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Charmaine — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, as Ellen
- *Attack on Fear* (1984), as Jane Dutton
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Rosaline Gardner, Rosemary Taylor, Meredith Delaney, Carol Collins, Priscilla Daniels
- *The Four Seasons* (1984), series, as Lorraine Elliot
- *Quarterback Princess* (1983), as Judy Maida
- *The Lords of Discipline* (1983), as Abigail St. Croix
- *Memories Never Die* (1982), as Louise Lowry
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Marisa Peters
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Lana — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *Hotel* (1982), series, as Monica Shawcross
- *Back Roads* (1981), as Rickey's Mom
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, as Grace Gardner, Grace Gardner (archive footage) (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Black Marble* (1980), as Madeline Whitfield
- *Salem's Lot* (1979), series, as June Petrie
- *Paris* (1979), series, as Florence Carlin
- *Benson* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Survival of Dana* (1979), as Lorna Sims
- *The White Shadow* (1978), series, as Mrs. Simpson
- *Taxi* (1978), series, as Karen — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md)
- *Dallas* (1978), series, as Liz Craig
- *Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.* (1977), as Rachel Sullivan
- *Logan's Run* (1977), series, as Marianne
- *Rafferty* (1977), series, Actor
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Melissa Asten
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as Ellen Forbes
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Karen Hall / Kathryn Cooper — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Chosen Survivors* (1974), as Dr. Lenore Chrisman
- *Bang the Drum Slowly* (1973), as Team Owner
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Judy Tyrell
- *Banyon* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Last Child* (1971), as Shelley Drumm
- *Cannon* (1971), series, as Ruth Gardner
- *Night Gallery* (1970), series, as Flora Alden
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Anna Scott
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, Actor
- *Heaven with a Gun* (1969), as Mrs. Andrews
- *Day of the Evil Gun* (1968), as Angie Warfield
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Nurse Hapgood, Lucille
- *The Second Hundred Years* (1967), series, as Secretary
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Major Maria Felder — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Family Affair* (1966), series, Actor
- *The Green Hornet* (1966), series, as Elaine Carey
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Philana, Mea 3, Beta Five Computer (voice) / Isis (voice), Commander Loskene (voice), Lights of Zetar (voice), Trelane's Mother (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Mary Hale
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as Maria, Mama Bear
- *The Munsters* (1964), series, Actor
- *The Lieutenant* (1963), series, as Doris Broxton
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Woman at table in Savoy (uncredited)
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as English Teacher
- *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis* (1959), series, Actor
- *Bang the Drum Slowly* (1956), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Barbara Babcock](https://film.one/media/person/5560265/gallery-c8c75628947b.jpg) Barbara Babcock — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Barbara_Babcock.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Barbara Babcock](https://film.one/media/person/5560265/gallery-36560e418a27.jpg) Barbara Babcock — Image via TMDB
- ![Barbara Babcock](https://film.one/media/person/5560265/gallery-537b4213ba93.jpg) Barbara Babcock — Image via TMDB
- ![Barbara Babcock](https://film.one/media/person/5560265/gallery-4a287011d4e6.jpg) Barbara Babcock — Image via TMDB
- ![Barbara Babcock](https://film.one/media/person/5560265/gallery-093cc6f48b77.jpg) Barbara Babcock — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1981: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Hill Street Blues*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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