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Hillary Brooke | The Couch Critic

Hillary Brooke

Born

September 8, 1914

Place of Birth

Astoria, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Hillary Brooke

Biography

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.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Jan Peterson

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

December 5, 1940

The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

as Lydia Marlowe

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)

August 12, 1941

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

as Meg Saladine

October 25, 1946

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

February 27, 1946

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

as Blanche Ingram

December 24, 1943

Wake Island

Wake Island

as Girl at the Inn (uncredited)

August 11, 1942

Lost Continent

Lost Continent

as Marla Stevens

August 17, 1951

Two-Faced Woman

Two-Faced Woman

as Dress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)

December 31, 1941

Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie

as Barbara Nuboult

February 1, 1946

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

as Mrs. Bellane #2, spiritualist

The Maze

The Maze

Florian

Florian

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

as Phyllis Warren

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

as Blonde On Stage

October 7, 1939

The Enchanted Cottage

The Enchanted Cottage

as Beatrice Alexander

Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC

as First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull

January 28, 1953

Bengazi

Bengazi

as Nora Nielson

September 14, 1955

Let's Live Again

Let's Live Again

as Sandra Marlowe

February 27, 1948

Ship Ahoy

Ship Ahoy

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

as Jill Grandis

September 18, 1942

The Admiral Was a Lady

The Admiral Was a Lady

as Shirley Pedigrew

Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady

as House Guest (Uncredited)

January 10, 1941

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as Sally Musgrave

September 17, 1943

Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway

as Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)

Africa Screams

Africa Screams

as Diana Emerson

Big Town Scandal

Big Town Scandal

as Lorelei Kilbourne

The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

as Mildred Trist

Unmasked

Unmasked

as Doris King (Jackson)

January 30, 1950

Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

Skipalong Rosenbloom

Skipalong Rosenbloom

as Square Deal Sal

The Crime Doctor's Courage

The Crime Doctor's Courage

as Kathleen Carson

February 27, 1945

Confidence Girl

Confidence Girl

New Moon

New Moon

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Capt. Bonney

December 27, 1952

The Lady Wants Mink

The Lady Wants Mink

as Evelyn Cantrell

Big Town

Big Town

as Lorelei Kilbourne

August 23, 1946

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

as Mrs. Mary MacLean

Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

as Mme. Pompadour

September 4, 1946

Insurance Investigator

Insurance Investigator

as Addie Wilson

Big Town After Dark

Big Town After Dark

as Lorelei Kilbourne

December 12, 1947

Lucky Losers

Lucky Losers

as 'Countess' Margo

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

as Georgia Deering

Vendetta

Vendetta

December 25, 1950

Alimony

Alimony

as Linda Waring

New Faces of 1937

New Faces of 1937

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?

as Hillary (archive footage)

February 1, 2011

The House Across the Lake

The House Across the Lake

as Carol Forrest

Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

January 7, 1944

Beauty on Parade

Beauty on Parade

as Gloria Barton

Counter-Espionage

Counter-Espionage

September 3, 1942

Married Bachelor

Married Bachelor

as Hillary (uncredited)

October 16, 1941

Mexican Manhunt

Mexican Manhunt

September 13, 1953

Strange Journey

Strange Journey

October 3, 1946

The Lone Rider Rides On

The Lone Rider Rides On

January 10, 1941

Bodyhold

as Flo Woodbury

December 8, 1949

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

as Lynn Stafford

August 22, 1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves

The Gentleman Misbehaves

as Nina Mallory

February 28, 1946

I Cover Big Town

I Cover Big Town

as Lorelei Kilbourne

February 27, 1947

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

as Self (archive footage)

November 24, 1994

Dragon's Gold

Dragon's Gold

as Vivian Crosby

February 10, 1954

Willie and the Mouse

Willie and the Mouse

as Modern Schoolteacher (uncredited)