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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Female

Birthday

1914-09-08

Day of Death

1999-05-25 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Astoria, New York, USA

Also Known As

Hillary Brook

Hilary Brooke

Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson

Beatrice Schute

Μπεατρίς Σοφία Ματίλντα Πέτερσον

Беатрис София Матильда Петерсон

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.

Known For

Acting

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as

Jan Peterson

Africa Screams

1949

Africa Screams

as

Diana Emerson

Invaders from Mars

1953

Invaders from Mars

as

Mrs. Mary MacLean

Strange Impersonation

1946

Strange Impersonation

as

Arline Cole

Ministry of Fear

1944

Ministry of Fear

as

Mrs. Bellane #2

Jane Eyre

1943

Jane Eyre

as

Blanche Ingram

Big Town

1946

Big Town

as

Lorelei Kilbourne

The House Across the Lake

1954

The House Across the Lake

as

Carol Forrest

The Strange Woman

1946

The Strange Woman

as

Meg Saladine

The Woman in Green

1945

The Woman in Green

as

Lydia Marlowe

Road to Utopia

1946

Road to Utopia

as

Kate

Unmasked

1950

Unmasked

as

Doris King (Jackson)

The Enchanted Cottage

1945

The Enchanted Cottage

as

Beatrice Alexander

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950

The Admiral Was a Lady

as

Shirley Pedigrew

Lost Continent

1951

Lost Continent

as

Marla Stevens

Willie and the Mouse

1941

Willie and the Mouse

as

Modern Schoolteacher (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as

Sally Musgrave

The Crime Doctor's Courage

1945

The Crime Doctor's Courage

as

Kathleen Carson

The Maze

1953

The Maze

as

Peggy Lord

Confidence Girl

1952

Confidence Girl

as

Mary Webb

Counter-Espionage

1942

Counter-Espionage

as

Pamela Hart

Never Wave at a WAC

1953

Never Wave at a WAC

as

First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull

Bodyhold

1949

Bodyhold

as

Flo Woodbury

Vendetta

1950

Vendetta

as

Lydia Nevil

Insurance Investigator

1951

Insurance Investigator

as

Addie Wilson

I Cover Big Town

1947

I Cover Big Town

as

Lorelei Kilbourne

Big Town After Dark

1947

Big Town After Dark

as

Lorelei Kilbourne

Big Town Scandal

1948

Big Town Scandal

as

Lorelei Kilbourne

Up Goes Maisie

1946

Up Goes Maisie

as

Barbara Nuboult

Alimony

1949

Alimony

as

Linda Waring

Standing Room Only

1944

Standing Room Only

as

Alice Todd

Married Bachelor

1941

Married Bachelor

as

Hillary (uncredited)

Bengazi

1955

Bengazi

as

Nora Nielson

The Lady Wants Mink

1953

The Lady Wants Mink

as

Evelyn Cantrell

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

as

Georgia Deering

Lucky Losers

1950

Lucky Losers

as

'Countess' Margo

Two-Faced Woman

1941

Two-Faced Woman

as

Dress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)

New Faces of 1937

1937

New Faces of 1937

as

Chorine

Wake Island

1942

Wake Island

as

Girl at the Inn (uncredited)

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

Spoilers of the Forest

as

Phyllis Warren

Eternally Yours

1939

Eternally Yours

as

Blonde On Stage

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

1946

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

as

Lynn Stafford

Mexican Manhunt

1953

Mexican Manhunt

as

Eve Carter

The Fuller Brush Man

1948

The Fuller Brush Man

as

Mildred Trist

The Philadelphia Story

1940

The Philadelphia Story

as

Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

New Moon

1940

New Moon

as

Party Guest

Florian

1940

Florian

as

Horsewoman

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

as

Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady

1941

Maisie Was a Lady

as

House Guest (Uncredited)

Skipalong Rosenbloom

1951

Skipalong Rosenbloom

as

Square Deal Sal

Beauty on Parade

1950

Beauty on Parade

as

Gloria Barton

Strange Journey

1946

Strange Journey

as

Patti Leeds

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)

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

2011

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

as

Hillary (archive footage)

The Gentleman Misbehaves

1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves

as

Nina Mallory

Dragon's Gold

1954

Dragon's Gold

as

Vivian Crosby

Ship Ahoy

1942

Ship Ahoy

as

Hillary

Let's Live Again

1948

Let's Live Again

as

Sandra Marlowe

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946

Monsieur Beaucaire

as

Mme. Pompadour

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

as

Self (archive footage)

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Doris Cole

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Jane Murdock

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Angela

Yancy Derringer

Yancy Derringer

as

Julia Bulette

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Maxine's Friend

Production

Crew

Directing