Mona Barrie (December 18, 1909 - June 27, 1964) was an English born actor in American theatre and motion pictures. Born Mona Smith in London, she was educated in Australia and began her acting career there in live theatre. In 1933 she emigrated to the United States, signing with Fox Film Corporation and making her film debut in 1934 using the stage name Mona Barrie. While her lack of a glamorous beauty resulted in her generally being cast in important but secondary roles, during a film career spanning almost twenty years she appeared in more than fifty motion pictures. For her contribution to the industry, Mona Barrie has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6140 Hollywood Blvd.
Barrie co-starred in 1942's Dawn on the Great Divide, the last film Buck Jones made before dying in the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, Massachusetts.
A stage actress as well, Mona Barrie performed at various playhouses across the U.S. and debuted on Broadway in 1937.
Mona Barrie died in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. Married to Canadian Paul Macklin Bolton (1899-1966), they are buried together in the Knox United Church Cemetery in Agincourt, Ontario.
Partial filmography:
Unwelcome Stranger (1935) Charlie Chan in London (1934) Love on the Run (1936) A Message to Garcia (1936) I Met Him in Paris (1937) Say It in French (1938) Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) Cairo (1942) Dawn on the Great Divide (1942) Just Before Dawn (1946) Cass Timberlane (1947) My Dog Rusty (1948) The First Time (1952) Plunder of the Sun (1953)
