Barbara Worth ( born Verna Dooley; 1906–1955) was an American film actress and screenwriter.

[2] She attended both Ohio State and a private school in Charleston, South Carolina.

[3] Worth's entry into films came via a project of Universal Pictures Corporation.

In 1925, she was one of 14 young women "comparatively unknown to the screen" who were selected for the Universal Stock Company, which trained them via "small parts and bits.

In 1926, Worth married Tamar Lane, who was editor and publisher of Film Mercury.