Hillary Brooke

Known for

Acting

Born

September 8, 1914

Birthplace

Astoria, New York, USA

Died

May 25, 1999 (aged 84)

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.

Best known work

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

The Philadelphia Story

1940

I Love Lucy

1951

Invaders from Mars

1953

Ministry of Fear

1944

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

The Woman in Green

1945

Jane Eyre

1943

Perry Mason

1957

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942

Filmography

2011
The Abbott and Costello Show: Who's On First?
as Hillary (archive footage)
1994
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
1958
LawmanTV
1958
Yancy DerringerTV
as Julia Bulette (1 episode)
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Doris Cole (1 episode)
1957
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveTV
as Winifred O'Hara (1 episode), as Laura Renault (1 episode)
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
as Phyllis Warren
1956
West PointTV
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Jan Peterson
1955
CrossroadsTV
1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseTV
as Countess (1 episode)
1955
Bengazi
as Nora Nielson
1955
The MillionaireTV
as Jane Murdock (1 episode)
1955
The Star and the StoryTV
1954
December BrideTV
1954
The WhistlerTV
1954
The House Across the Lake
as Carol Forrest
1954
Dragon's Gold
as Vivian Crosby
1953
Mexican Manhunt
as Eve Carter
1953
The Maze
as Peggy Lord
1953
Invaders from Mars
as Mrs. Mary MacLean
1953
The Lady Wants Mink
as Evelyn Cantrell
1953
Private SecretaryTV
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
as Maxine's Friend (1 episode)
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
as Phyllis Turnbull