Personal Info
Vera Vague
Marian Barbara Henshall
Barbara Jo Allen
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia
Barbara Jo Allen (September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an actress also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1950s. She based the character on a woman she had seen delivering a PTA literature lecture in a confused manner. As Vague, she popularized the catch phrase "You dear boy!"
Allen's acting ability first surfaced in school plays. Following her high school graduation, she went to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. Concentrating on language, she became proficient in French, Spanish, German and Ita…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Disney’s Coyote Tales
as Goliath II’s Mother (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Three Stooges Follies
as Vera Clayton (archive footage)
The Sword in the Stone
as Scullery Maid (voice) (uncredited)
Goliath II
as Goliath II's Mother
Sleeping Beauty
as Fauna (voice)
Born to Be Loved
as Irene Hoffman
The Opposite Sex
as Dolly DeHaven
Mohawk
as Aunt Agatha
Columbia Laff Hour
as Vera Vague (archive footage)
Happy Go Wacky
as Vera Vague
