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Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Acting·1914–1999·63 films

Hillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson) was an American screen and television actress best known for her work in Abbott and Costello and Sherlock Holmes films.

Filmography

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)Jan Peterson
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story (1940)Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars (1953)Mrs. Mary MacLean
Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear (1944)Mrs. Bellane #2
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)Blanche Ingram
The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green (1945)Lydia Marlowe
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)Jill Grandis
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)Sally Musgrave
Africa Screams
Africa Screams (1949)Diana Emerson
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (1946)Kate
The Strange Woman
The Strange Woman (1946)Meg Saladine
Lost Continent
Lost Continent (1951)Marla Stevens
The Maze
The Maze (1953)Peggy Lord
The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)Beatrice Alexander
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)Capt. Bonney
The House Across the Lake
The House Across the Lake (1954)Carol Forrest
Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman (1941)Dress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)
Wake Island
Wake Island (1942)Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours (1939)Blonde On Stage
Strange Impersonation
Strange Impersonation (1946)Arline Cole
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull
Unmasked
Unmasked (1950)Doris King (Jackson)
Monsieur Beaucaire
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)Mme. Pompadour
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy (1942)Hillary
Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Dark (1947)Lorelei Kilbourne
Confidence Girl
Confidence Girl (1952)Mary Webb
Alimony
Alimony (1949)Linda Waring
New Moon
New Moon (1940)Party Guest
Counter-Espionage
Counter-Espionage (1942)Pamela Hart
The Admiral Was a Lady
The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)Shirley Pedigrew
Big Town Scandal
Big Town Scandal (1948)Lorelei Kilbourne
The Fuller Brush Man
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)Mildred Trist
Lucky Losers
Lucky Losers (1950)'Countess' Margo
Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)
Big Town
Big Town (1946)Lorelei Kilbourne
Bengazi
Bengazi (1955)Nora Nielson
Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)House Guest (Uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Courage
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)Kathleen Carson
Married Bachelor
Married Bachelor (1941)Hillary (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie (1946)Barbara Nuboult
Let's Live Again
Let's Live Again (1948)Sandra Marlowe
Insurance Investigator
Insurance Investigator (1951)Addie Wilson
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only (1944)Alice Todd
New Faces of 1937
New Faces of 1937 (1937)Chorine
Bodyhold
Bodyhold (1949)Flo Woodbury
Mexican Manhunt
Mexican Manhunt (1953)Eve Carter
Florian
Florian (1940)Horsewoman
Spoilers of the Forest
Spoilers of the Forest (1957)Phyllis Warren
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)Self (archive footage)
The Lady Wants Mink
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)Evelyn Cantrell
Earl Carroll Sketchbook
Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946)Lynn Stafford
I Cover Big Town
I Cover Big Town (1947)Lorelei Kilbourne
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941)Georgia Deering
Strange Journey
Strange Journey (1946)Patti Leeds
Beauty on Parade
Beauty on Parade (1950)Gloria Barton
Vendetta
Vendetta (1950)Lydia Nevil
Dragon's Gold
Dragon's Gold (1954)Vivian Crosby
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First? (2011)Hillary (archive footage)
Skipalong Rosenbloom
Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951)Square Deal Sal
The Gentleman Misbehaves
The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)Nina Mallory
Willie and the Mouse
Willie and the Mouse (1941)Modern Schoolteacher (uncredited)
The Lone Rider Rides On
The Lone Rider Rides On (1941)Sue Brown