Barbara Ann Knudson (December 4, 1927 – May 11, 2014) was an American film and television actress with more than forty professional credits, including starring roles in Meet Danny Wilson in 1952, The Cry Baby Killer in 1958 and in 1956 she appeared in an episode of The Lone Ranger and The Jayhawkers!

She met her future husband, William "Bill" Henry, while she was performing for the Las Vegas Little Theatre at the Last Frontier Hotel.

Henry asked her to appear at the Pasadena Playhouse, where she was spotted by talent scouts.

[1] Knudson signed with Paramount Studios in January 1950, which she chose over 20th Century Fox.

[1][2] Her early roles, including a small part in a party scene in a Rock Hudson film, led to a further contract with Universal-International.