Born in Davenport, Iowa, Patricia Barry attended Stephen College in Missouri, and upon graduating signed with Columbia Pictures almost immediately. In early days she held mostly uncredited roles, with her first speaking part in the 1947 film The Man I Love. She was known as Patricia White, until 1950 when she met and married Philip Barry Jr. Patricia Barry may well have been one of the hardest working actresses of her time, having appeared in over 130 movie and television roles.
Patricia Barry died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, at the age of 93.
