Days of Our Lives actress Patricia Barry dies aged 93

  • Iowa-born Patricia Barry died at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday
  • She had amassed more than 100 appearances in TV, film and theater
  • Best known for appearances on 'Days of Our Lives,' 'Guiding Light' and 'All My Children'

By Associated Press

Published: 15:08 EST, 12 October 2016 | Updated: 11:01 EST, 13 October 2016

Patricia Barry, a mainstay of daytime television who appeared on 'Days of Our Lives', 'Guiding Light' and 'All My Children', has died. She was 93.

Barry died at her Los Angeles home on Tuesday, a publicist for the actress said Wednesday.  

After winning a Rita Hayworth look-alike contest, she was contracted by Warner Bros and made her big screen debut in 1946.  

Iowa-born Barry amassed more than 100 appearances in TV, film and theater.

She made a mark in TV movie-of-the-weeks like 1959's 'The Wicked Scheme of Jebel Deeks,' with Alec Guinness, and alongside Sid Caesar and Ronald Reagan in 1961's 'The Devil You Say'.

In this March 1, 2012 file photo, Barry is seen at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 21st Annual Hall of Fame Gala in Beverly Hills
Barry is seen as Adelaide 'Addie' Horton Williams on 'Days of Our Lives'

Barry is seen at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 21st Annual Hall of Fame Gala in Beverly Hills in March 2012, left, and, right, as Adelaide 'Addie' Horton Williams on 'Days of Our Lives' 

Barry is seen with Susan Seaforth Hayes and make-up artist Tommy Cole get ready for filming of 'Days of Our Lives' in February 1973

Barry is seen with Susan Seaforth Hayes and make-up artist Tommy Cole get ready for filming of 'Days of Our Lives' in February 1973

Barry arrives at the 24th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in this 2013 photo. She died Tuesday aged 93

Barry arrives at the 24th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in this 2013 photo. She died Tuesday aged 93

Other credits of Barry's included 1949's 'Riders of the Whistling Pines' with Gene Autry; 1964's 'Send Me No Flowers' with Doris Day and Rock Hudson; and the New York Yankees 1962 film 'Safe at Home!'

But Barry may have been best known for long-running stints on daytime soap operas. 

Among other roles, she played Addie Horton Williams from 1971 to 1974 on 'Days of Our Lives.'

Barry is seen in and episode of 'Completely Foolproof' from 1965 where she played Mrs Brisson. She is seen alongside (L-R) Geoffrey Horne as Bobby Davenport and J.D. Cannon as Joe Brisson

Barry is seen in and episode of 'Completely Foolproof' from 1965 where she played Mrs Brisson. She is seen alongside (L-R) Geoffrey Horne as Bobby Davenport and J.D. Cannon as Joe Brisson

Barry is seen on The Donna Reed Show which was aired on November 2, 1961

Barry is seen on The Donna Reed Show which was aired on November 2, 1961

She later moved on to 'All My Children' from 1980-81 where she played Peg English - who raised her adopted daughter Brooke (Julia Barr) while running an international drug cartel under the alias The Cobra.

She was born Patricia White on November 16, 1922, in Davenport, Iowa. Her father was a doctor. 

Her first professional role came in a 1944 production of 'Laughing Water' by Henry and Phoebe Ephron and she soon begun landing roles on Broadway.

Her move to the big screen came after she won a Rita Hayworth look-alike contest and was signed by Warner Bros - her big screen debut came in 1946 as a showgirl in Her Kind of Man. 

Rita Hayworth, pictured in this circa 1945 photo
Barry is seen in 'The Green Hornet' which was aired in 1967

After winning a Rita Hayworth look-alike contest, Barry was contracted by Warner Bros. Hayworth is pictured left in this circa 1945 photo and Barry is seen right in 'The Green Hornet' which was aired in 1967

Barry is survived by her two daughters, Miranda Barry and Stephanie Barry Agnew, and two grandchildren. 

She was married to TV producer Philip Barry, who died in 1998.

She was one of the earliest members of Women in Film and a former president of the nonprofit advocacy organization. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter memorial services are planned for early 2017 in Los Angeles and New York. 

Barry is seen in 'Two Beggars on Horseback' which aired in January 1959. She seen seen alongside James Garner (left) and Jack Kelly (right)

Barry is seen in 'Two Beggars on Horseback' which aired in January 1959. She seen seen alongside James Garner (left) and Jack Kelly (right)

Barryis seen attending the Broadway Opening Night of Holiday at Circle In The Square on in March 1995 in New York City
Barry attends the opening of 'Les Miserables' on August 22, 1988, in Los Angeles

Barry is pictured left attending the Broadway Opening Night of Holiday at Circle In The Square on in March 1995 in New York City. She is seen right, Barry attending the opening of 'Les Miserables' on August 22, 1988, in Los Angeles

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