Barbara Townsend

Acting
1913-08-04
Oakland, California, USA

Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles

#1Star Trek: The Next Generation

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Admiral Connaught Rossa

8.4 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

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#2Knight Rider

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Mrs. Swanson

7.5 / 10
Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyCrime

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

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#3Murder, She Wrote

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Clara

7.5 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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#4Murder, She Wrote

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Mrs. Higgins

7.5 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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#5Quantum Leap

Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes as Ma Maw

8.0 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

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#6Highway to Heaven

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Ella McCulloch

7.4 / 10
FamilyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.

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#7Northern Exposure

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes as Elizabeth Stowe (Grammy)

7.8 / 10
ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

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#8Highway Patrol

Drama Series - 1955, 16 episodes as Landlady

6.2 / 10
Action & AdventureDrama

Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.

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#9St. Elsewhere

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Anita Klein

5.7 / 10
Drama

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.

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#10The Streets of San Francisco

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Apartment Manager

7.1 / 10
CrimeDramaAction & Adventure

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.

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#11AfterMASH

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as Mildred Potter

5.5 / 10
Comedy

AfterMASH is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 26, 1983, to December 11, 1984. A spin-off of the series M*A*S*H, the show takes place immediately following the end of the Korean War and chronicles the adventures of three characters from the original series: Colonel Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy. M*A*S*H supporting cast-member Kellye Nakahara joined them, albeit off-camera, as the voice of the hospital's public address system. Rosalind Chao rounded out the starring cast as Soon-Lee Klinger, a Korean refugee whom Klinger met, fell in love with and married in the M*A*S*H series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen." AfterMASH premiered in the fall of 1983 in the same Monday night 9:00 P.M. EST. time slot as its predecessor M*A*S*H. It finished 10th out of all network shows for the 1983-1984 season according to Nielsen Media Research television ratings. For its second season CBS moved the show to Tuesday nights at 8:00 EST., opposite NBC's top ten hit The A-Team, and launched a marketing campaign featuring illustrations by Sanford Kossin of Max Klinger in a nurse's uniform, shaving off Mr. T's signature mohawk, theorizing that AfterMASH would take a large portion of The A-Team's audience. The theory, however, was proven wrong. In fact, the exact opposite occurred, as AfterMASH's ratings plummeted to near the bottom of the television rankings and the show was canceled nine episodes into its second season, while The A-Team continued until 1987, with 97 episodes.

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#12Civil Wars

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes as Enid Gough

4.5 / 10
Drama

Civil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 1991 to March 1993. The series was produced by Steven Bochco, known for his work on NYPD Blue, L.A. Law and Hill Street Blues. After a brief syndicated run on the FX Network in the mid 90s, the series has not aired since.

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#13Hard to Kill

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m as Henrietta Wade

6.0 / 10
ActionDramaCrime

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death

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#14Snoops

Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes as Edith Sanborn

6.3 / 10
ComedyCrimeDrama

Snoops is an American crime themed comedy-drama series which aired for one season from September 1989 to July 1990 on CBS. The series was created and executive produced by series star Tim Reid and Sam Egan.

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#15One Good Cop

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Nun

5.7 / 10
ActionCrimeDrama

When his partner is killed in the line of duty, Artie Lewis becomes the legal guardian of his three orphaned girls. But during his investigation of the case, Lewis finds his life – and that of his newfound family – on the line. That's when the guilty crime-lord comes face to face with one man's rage, one man's fury, one man's justice.

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#16The George McKenna Story

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m as Aura Kruger

6.3 / 10
DramaTV Movie

Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore educational values. Based on a true story.

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#17Annihilator

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Celia Evans

5.3 / 10
Sci-FiHorrorTV Movie

Humanoid killer robots stalk a newspaperman, who has knowledge of their existence. One of the robots is made to look like his girl friend.

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#18The Gift of Life

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
TV MovieDrama

A young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to serve as a surrogate mother.

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