Barbara Leigh
Barbara Leigh (born Barbara Ann Kish; November 16, 1946) is a former American actress and fashion model. Her breakthrough role came in 1972 with the film Junior Bonner, in which she starred alongside her then-boyfriend Steve McQueen. She became the first model to wear the Vampirella costume on the cover of the original Warren Publishing Vampirella magazine, #67 (March 1975).
Also recorded as Barbara Lewis · Barbara Haynes · Barbara Ann Kish
Barbara Leigh

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- Birth Name
- Barbara Ann Kish
- Birthplace
- Ringgold, Georgia, U.S.
- Born
- 16 November 1946
- Known for
- * The Student Nurses
- Occupation
- Actress, model
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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• Birth Name — Barbara Ann Kish • Birthplace — Ringgold, Georgia, U.S. • Born — 16 November 1946 • Years Active — 1969–1979 • Known for — * The Student Nurses • Pretty Maids All in a Row • Occupation — Actress, model • Children — * Gerry Haynes (1964–1994)
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Barbara Leigh appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an actress (born 1946). The birth of Barbara Leigh is recorded in 1946.
Early life
Early life
Barbara Leigh was born in Ringgold, Georgia. Leigh married at age 15. At the age of 17, she gave birth to her first son, Finley Gerald "Gerry" Haynes Jr. on July 8, 1964, in Tennessee. He died on February 20, 1994, in Riverside, California at age 29. Her second child Tony Haynes was born in 1967 and died a few hours after he was born.
Career
Career
She starred in two films for director Stephanie Rothman, The Student Nurses and Terminal Island. In 2002, she published a memoir titled The King, McQueen, and The Love Machine, which accounts for her romances with McQueen, Elvis Presley, and Jim Aubrey in the early 1970s. In January 2014, Leigh retired from Playboy Enterprises Inc. after working with the company for almost 17 years. She developed hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease) and has been a spokeswoman for the National Graves' Disease Foundation.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1969 — The Ballad of Andy Crocker — Mia • 1970 — The Most Deadly Game — Karen — TV series: 1 Episode • 1970 — The Student Nurses — Priscilla • 1971 — Pretty Maids All in a Row — Jean McDrew • 1971 — The Christian Licorice Store — 1st Starlet • 1972 — Junior Bonner — Charmagne • 1973 — Terminal Island — Bunny • 1973 — The President's Plane is Missing — WAF — TV movie • 1974 — Smile Jenny, You’re Dead — Mildred — TV movie • 1975 — Boss Nigger — Miss Pruitt • 1975 — Baretta — Karen Dennsion — TV series: 1 Episode • 1975 — Harry O — Gina — TV series: 2 episodes • 1978 — The Rockford Files — Sylvia — TV series: 1 Episode • 1978 — CHiPs — Paula — TV series: 1 Episode • 1978 — The Incredible Hulk — June Tobey — TV series: 1 Episode • 1979 — Swim Team — Mrs. Mandrake, the Biorhythms Coach • 1979 — Seven — Alexa • 1979 — Mistress of the Apes — Laura

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- 1.Bio & Resume. My World in Pictures.
- 2.The Warren Magazines
- 3.Manning, Michael. The Interview: Actress & Model Barbara Leigh (Conclusion). The Interview. January 29, 2009.
- 4.Vagg, Stephen. The Nurses Cycle Part 1: The Student Nurses. Filmink. 16 September 2025.
- 5.Elvis Information Network. Interview with Barbara Leigh. July 2002.
- 6.Home.rmci.net. Barbara Leigh.
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