Claudia Barrett(1929-2021)
- Actress
California native Imogene Williams (born in Los Angeles, raised in
Sherman Oaks) was a student at The Pasadena Playhouse when an agent
helped her get a contract with Warner Bros. Under her new name, Claudia
Barrett, Warners gave her juicy secondary parts in several films, and
freelance work with Republic Pictures earned her leads in a number of
horse operas. In 1953 she starred in what would become her most noted
picture, Robot Monster (1953),
opposite George Nader. Released by
third-string distributor Astor Pictures, the film is of an uncommonly
low quality, and has generated a wide cult following with fans of bad
and campy movies. Following this dubious project, Ms. Barret acted
extensively on television for several years. After leaving show
business entirely in the early 1960s, she spent 14 years working for
AMPAS. More recently, she has kept busy as an artist, whose work is
represented in galleries and has been commercially published.
