Claudia Barrett

Claudia Barrett was an American television and film actress.

Barrett was born in Los Angeles, California. She began taking acting classes at an early age. After high school, she studied at Pasadena Community Playhouse for a year and acted at Encino Little Theatre.

Although she was mainly involved with television, Barrett's acting career began with film in the late 1940s and 1950s. At age 18, she was signed (as Imagene Williams) to a contract with Warner Bros. Her first movie appearance was in the 1949 classic film noir White Heat starring James Cagney and Virginia Mayo.

The next year, she had a part in MGM's The Happy Years, which starred Dean Stockwell, Darryl Hickman, and Leo G. Carroll.

Barrett appeared in numerous television shows, including The Abbott and Costello Show, The Lone Ranger, 77 Sunset Strip, and The Jack Benny Program. Barrett retired from acting in 1964 and spent her later years working for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Barrett died April 30, 2021 in Palm Desert, California. She was 91.