96 years |
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from birthday |
Birth date |
December 10, 1928 |
Date of death |
October 5, 1976 (47 years) |
Zodiac sign |
Sagittarius |
Place of Birth |
United States |
Occupation |
Actress |
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Barbara Marie Nickerauer (December 10, 1928 – October 5, 1976), better known as Barbara Nichols, was an American actress who often played brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1960s.
Nichols was born as Barbara Marie Nickerauer to George and Julia Nickerauer, and raised in Queens, New York. She began modeling for pinup magazines in the late 1940s. In the mid-1950s, she moved to Hollywood and began appearing regularly in second leads in a number of films including Miracle in the Rain (1956), The King and Four Queens (1956), The Naked and the Dead (1958), The Pajama Game (1957), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), That Kind of Woman (1958), Where the Boys Are (1960).
On Broadway, she appeared in the 1952 revival of Pal Joey (she also appeared in the 1957 film version) and in Let It Ride (1961).
Nichols was a popular model in cheesecake magazines of the era and was considered a minor rival to Marilyn Monroe. Unlike the others, she rarely starred in films, but had showy supporting roles in A-films starring such actors as Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, Sophia Loren, and Doris Day. One of her few starring roles was in the 1965 science fiction film The Human Duplicators.
Height | 5 ft 8 in / 173 cm |
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Weight | 121 lb / 55 kg |
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Breast/Bust size | 33 in / 86 cm |
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Waist size | 25 in / 64 cm |
Hips size | 35 in / 89 cm |
Bra size | 38B (US) / 85B (EU) |
Cup size | B (US) |
Dress Size | – |
Shoe (Feet) Size | – |
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Hair Color | Blonde |
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Eye Color | Blue |
Nationality | American |
Race / ethnicity | White |