Barbara Colby

Barbara Colby
Barbara Colby in Phyllis
Born(1939-07-02)July 2, 1939
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 24, 1975(1975-07-24) (aged 36)
Palms, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of deathGunshot wound
Alma materBard College
OccupationActress
Years active1964−1975

Barbara Colby (July 2, 1939 – July 24, 1975) was an American actress. She appeared in episodes of numerous television series before a 1974 appearance on The Mary Tyler Moore Show led to a main cast role on the new series Phyllis; after filming three episodes, she and a colleague were murdered outside an acting class, in an unsolved shooting.