Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

September 8, 1914

died

May 25, 1999

place of birth

Astoria, New York, USA

also known as

Hillary Brook · Hilary Brooke · Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson · Beatrice Schute

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Jan Peterson

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

as Blanche Ingram

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

as Meg Saladine

The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

as Lydia Marlowe

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as Sally Musgrave

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956as Jan Peterson
The Philadelphia Story
7.6

The Philadelphia Story

1940as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
6.9

Jane Eyre

1943as Blanche Ingram
The Strange Woman
6.2

The Strange Woman

1946as Meg Saladine
The Woman in Green
6.5

The Woman in Green

1945as Lydia Marlowe
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.9

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943as Sally Musgrave
The Maze
5.7

The Maze

1953as Peggy Lord
Invaders from Mars
5.9

Invaders from Mars

1953as Mrs. Mary MacLean
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.5

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941as Mrs. Arnold (uncredited)
Lost Continent
3.6

Lost Continent

1951as Marla Stevens
Eternally Yours
5.9

Eternally Yours

1939as Blonde On Stage
Wake Island
5.9

Wake Island

1942as Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
6.7

Road to Utopia

1946as Kate
Ministry of Fear
6.9

Ministry of Fear

1944as Mrs. Bellane #2
Big Town After Dark
5.5

Big Town After Dark

1947as Lorelei Kilbourne
Two-Faced Woman
6.4

Two-Faced Woman

1941as Dress Shop Clerk Hotel-Caller (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
6.0

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

1952as Capt. Bonney
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
6.5

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942as Jill Grandis
Africa Screams
5.7

Africa Screams

1949as Diana Emerson
The Admiral Was a Lady
6.4

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950as Shirley Pedigrew
The Enchanted Cottage
7.4

The Enchanted Cottage

1945as Beatrice Alexander
Married Bachelor
6.4

Married Bachelor

1941as Hillary (uncredited)
New Moon
6.9

New Moon

1940as Party Guest
Confidence Girl
5.8

Confidence Girl

1952as Mary Webb
The Fuller Brush Man
6.3

The Fuller Brush Man

1948as Mildred Trist
Counter-Espionage
6.7

Counter-Espionage

1942as Pamela Hart
The House Across the Lake
5.5

The House Across the Lake

1954as Carol Forrest
Big Town
5.5

Big Town

1946as Lorelei Kilbourne
Unmasked
5.0

Unmasked

1950as Doris King (Jackson)
Spoilers of the Forest
6.0

Spoilers of the Forest

1957as Phyllis Warren
Two Girls on Broadway
7.0

Two Girls on Broadway

1940as Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)
Insurance Investigator
5.7

Insurance Investigator

1951as Addie Wilson
Ship Ahoy
6.3

Ship Ahoy

1942as Hillary
Never Wave at a WAC
5.0

Never Wave at a WAC

1953as First Lt. Phyllis Turnbull
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
8.5

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994as Self (archive footage)
Florian
4.5

Florian

1940as Horsewoman
Strange Impersonation
6.1

Strange Impersonation

1946as Arline Cole
Vendetta
8.0

Vendetta

1950as Lydia Nevil
Dragon's Gold
8.0

Dragon's Gold

1954as Vivian Crosby
Up Goes Maisie
6.8

Up Goes Maisie

1946as Barbara Nuboult
Bengazi
4.2

Bengazi

1955as Nora Nielson
Beauty on Parade
9.0

Beauty on Parade

1950as Gloria Barton
Lucky Losers
6.6

Lucky Losers

1950as 'Countess' Margo
Strange Journey
8.0

Strange Journey

1946as Patti Leeds
The Lady Wants Mink
8.0

The Lady Wants Mink

1953as Evelyn Cantrell
Earl Carroll Sketchbook
8.0

Earl Carroll Sketchbook

1946as Lynn Stafford
Monsieur Beaucaire
5.7

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946as Mme. Pompadour
Maisie Was a Lady
7.0

Maisie Was a Lady

1941as House Guest (Uncredited)
New Faces of 1937
5.3

New Faces of 1937

1937as Chorine
Skipalong Rosenbloom
7.0

Skipalong Rosenbloom

1951as Square Deal Sal