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Hillary Brooke - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic

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Born

September 8, 1914
Died: May 25, 1999

(Lived 84 years)

Place of Birth

Astoria, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Career Highlights

63

Movies

21

TV Shows

Also Known As

Hillary Brook

Hilary Brooke

Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson

Beatrice Schute

Μπεατρίς Σοφία Ματίλντα Πέτερσον

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

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

as Hillary (archive footage)

February 1, 2011

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

as Self (archive footage)

November 24, 1994

Spoilers of the Forest poster

Spoilers of the Forest

as Phyllis Warren

The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Jan Peterson

Bengazi poster

Bengazi

as Nora Nielson

September 14, 1955

The House Across the Lake poster

The House Across the Lake

as Carol Forrest

Dragon's Gold poster

Dragon's Gold

as Vivian Crosby

February 10, 1954

Mexican Manhunt poster

Mexican Manhunt

September 13, 1953

The Maze poster

The Maze

Invaders from Mars poster

Invaders from Mars

as Mrs. Mary MacLean

The Lady Wants Mink poster

The Lady Wants Mink

as Evelyn Cantrell

Never Wave at a WAC poster

Never Wave at a WAC

as First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull

January 28, 1953

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

as Capt. Bonney

December 27, 1952

Confidence Girl poster

Confidence Girl

Lost Continent poster

Lost Continent

as Marla Stevens

August 17, 1951

Skipalong Rosenbloom poster

Skipalong Rosenbloom

as Square Deal Sal

Insurance Investigator poster

Insurance Investigator

as Addie Wilson

Vendetta poster

Vendetta

December 25, 1950

The Admiral Was a Lady poster

The Admiral Was a Lady

as Shirley Pedigrew

Lucky Losers poster

Lucky Losers

as 'Countess' Margo

Beauty on Parade poster

Beauty on Parade

as Gloria Barton

Unmasked poster

Unmasked

as Doris King (Jackson)

January 30, 1950

Bodyhold poster

Bodyhold

as Flo Woodbury

December 8, 1949

Alimony poster

Alimony

as Linda Waring

Africa Screams poster

Africa Screams

as Diana Emerson

The Fuller Brush Man poster

The Fuller Brush Man

as Mildred Trist

Big Town Scandal poster

Big Town Scandal

as Lorelei Kilbourne

Let's Live Again poster

Let's Live Again

as Sandra Marlowe

February 27, 1948

Big Town After Dark poster

Big Town After Dark

as Lorelei Kilbourne

December 12, 1947

I Cover Big Town poster

I Cover Big Town

as Lorelei Kilbourne

February 27, 1947

The Strange Woman poster

The Strange Woman

as Meg Saladine

October 25, 1946

Strange Journey poster

Strange Journey

October 3, 1946

Monsieur Beaucaire poster

Monsieur Beaucaire

as Mme. Pompadour

September 4, 1946

Big Town poster

Big Town

as Lorelei Kilbourne

August 23, 1946

Earl Carroll Sketchbook poster

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

as Lynn Stafford

August 22, 1946

Strange Impersonation poster

Strange Impersonation

The Gentleman Misbehaves poster

The Gentleman Misbehaves

as Nina Mallory

February 28, 1946

Road to Utopia poster

Road to Utopia

February 27, 1946

Up Goes Maisie poster

Up Goes Maisie

as Barbara Nuboult

February 1, 1946

The Woman in Green poster

The Woman in Green

as Lydia Marlowe

The Enchanted Cottage poster

The Enchanted Cottage

as Beatrice Alexander

The Crime Doctor's Courage poster

The Crime Doctor's Courage

as Kathleen Carson

February 27, 1945

Ministry of Fear poster

Ministry of Fear

as Mrs. Bellane #2, spiritualist

Standing Room Only poster

Standing Room Only

January 7, 1944

Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

as Blanche Ingram

December 24, 1943

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death poster

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as Sally Musgrave

September 17, 1943

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror poster

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

as Jill Grandis

September 18, 1942

Counter-Espionage poster

Counter-Espionage

September 3, 1942

Wake Island poster

Wake Island

as Girl at the Inn (uncredited)

August 11, 1942

Ship Ahoy poster

Ship Ahoy

Two-Faced Woman poster

Two-Faced Woman

as Dress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)

December 31, 1941

Married Bachelor poster

Married Bachelor

as Hillary (uncredited)

October 16, 1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)

August 12, 1941

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury poster

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

as Georgia Deering

Willie and the Mouse poster

Willie and the Mouse

as Modern Schoolteacher (uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady poster

Maisie Was a Lady

as House Guest (Uncredited)

January 10, 1941

The Lone Rider Rides On poster

The Lone Rider Rides On

January 10, 1941

The Philadelphia Story poster

The Philadelphia Story

as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

December 5, 1940

New Moon poster

New Moon

Florian poster

Florian

Two Girls on Broadway poster

Two Girls on Broadway

as Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)

Eternally Yours poster

Eternally Yours

as Blonde On Stage

October 7, 1939

New Faces of 1937 poster

New Faces of 1937