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name: "Helen Eby-Rock"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/helen-eby-rock"
roles: []
born: "18 July 1896"
died: "20 July 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T02:41:30.916459+00:00"
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# Helen Eby-Rock

Actor. Born 18 July 1896 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 20 July 1979.

## Details

- **Born:** 18 July 1896, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 20 July 1979
- **Also known as:** Helen Eby, Helyn Eby-Rock, Helen Eby Rock
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Romance 2, Drama 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $12m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Eby-Rock, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3129605, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/954552

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Born Yesterday*](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md) (76)

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## Biography

Helen Eby-Rock (also credited as Helen Eby, Helyn Eby-Rock and Helen Eby Rock) was an American actress and stage performer. Born on 18 July 1896 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, she began her career on Broadway, appearing in productions including *Dancing Mothers* (1924), *Harry Delmar's Revels* (1927) and *That's the Woman* (1930). She was married to performer William Rock until his death in 1922.

Eby-Rock transitioned to film in the early 1930s with credited roles such as Kitty Cognac in *Ann Vickers* (1933) and Jessie Allen in *The Crime of Helen Stanley* (1934). She became a character actress in numerous uncredited parts, including the Manicurist in *Born Yesterday* (1950), an audience member in *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), a mother in *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), a reporter in *A Star Is Born* (1954) and a golfer in *Pat and Mike* (1952). She also appeared in small television roles and died on 20 July 1979 in Woodland Hills, California.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), Fi1m 76, as Mother (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), Fi1m 93, as Audience Member (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *Born Yesterday* (1950), Fi1m 76, as Manicurist (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *For Pete's Sake* (1966), Actor
- *Over-Exposed* (1956), as Mrs. Grannigan (as Helen Eby Rock)
- *A Star Is Born* (1954), as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)
- *Seven Brides for Seven Brothers* (1954), as Mother (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers.md)
- *Pat and Mike* (1952), as Golfer (uncredited)
- *Singin' in the Rain* (1952), as Audience Member (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/singin-in-the-rain.md)
- *Callaway Went Thataway* (1951), as Phone Operator (uncredited)
- *Born Yesterday* (1950), as Manicurist (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md)
- *The Next Voice You Hear...* (1950), as Woman in Church (uncredited)
- *Caged* (1950), as Inmate (uncredited)
- *Stars in My Crown* (1950), as Townswoman (uncredited)
- *On the Town* (1949), as Little Girl's Mother (uncredited)
- *High Wall* (1947), Actor
- *High Barbaree* (1947), as Woman Helper (uncredited)
- *Undercurrent* (1946), as Fitter (uncredited)
- *Two Sisters from Boston* (1946), as Woman in Gallery (uncredited)
- *Mr. Skeffington* (1944), as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
- *The Crime of Helen Stanley* (1934), as Jessie Allen
- *Ann Vickers* (1933), as Kitty Cognac
- *Opening Night* (1931), as The Box Office Cashier

## Gallery

- ![Helen Eby-Rock](https://film.one/media/person/294274/gallery-f1275fe772a6.jpg) Helen Eby-Rock — Edward Thayer Monroe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Helen_Eby-Rock_-_May_1923_Shadowland.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Helen Eby-Rock](https://film.one/media/person/294274/gallery-cf51784e032a.jpg) Helen Eby-Rock — Image via TMDB

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