Poughkeepsie Journal from Poughkeepsie, New York • Page 8

Lburdes Gradiiate County Girl Starring In Universal Pictures Barbara Rhoades a native of Poughkeepsle and honor' graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School has at 21 realized a lifelong ambition. She's on the road to Hollywood stardom. Plucked from her role In the Broadway stage hit Funny Girl. earlier this year for' the feminine lead in Universals Just Don't Stand Tliere she has been signed by the studio for a long term exclusive contract. First assignment under her new pact will be a starring role opposite Don Knotts in the studio's western comedy The Shakiest Gun in the West.

with shooting scheduled Immediately. Barbara a puktlritudinous red head' who standf Just under 5 feet 11 Inches puts It this way lucky that tall girls are in vogue in movies now. Skyscrap- ers like Vanessa Redgrave helped open the Universal gates for me. Naturally its the dream of my life come true. That last comment Is no exaggeration.

Barbara's mother Mrs. Helen Rhoades Fulton Ave. Arlington told the Poughkeepsie' Journal with a chuckle She has had a track mind since she was four years old. The DC Roller Skatinj EVENINGS 8 PM to 11 PM td T. rd Fri.

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At 8 years Mrs. Rhoades entered her daughter in the Roya Curie Dance Studios and little Barbara soon was dancing throughout the county. Alter she was graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes in 1984 with an average of 945 Barbara gained her mothers approval to try for Broadway. While study. Ing in New York she danced with choruses on television notably In Sammy Davis Jrs video revues.

She also did and is doing TV commercials for a var-c 1 of nationally-advertised products T- 1 Summer Stock at Flshklll During summers she worked in summer stock at FIshkllIs Cecllwood Theater and was fea. tured In a succession of musical roles. Then She' was selected as a featured dancer for Funny Girl" and it was while performing in her 18th month there that she was spotted by Stan Marguiles. Universal producer who was looking for a gorgeous. six- looter to share star honors with Robert Wagner and Mary Tyler Moore in the Technicolor comedy Just Don't Stand There.

lie settled for a short distance beneath his aim in height. that is flew Barbara to Hollywood for a screen test and promptly puUherin movies In the film Barbara portrays an uninhibited writer of sex novels a judo expert and a kidnap victim who makes her abductors sorry they ever had such a foolish idea. Universal said her outstanding performance in the picture re sulted in her term contract and new assignment In The Shakiest Gun. Edward J. Montagne is the producer with Alan Ralkin directing front a screen play by James FritzeU and Everett Greenbaum.

With completion of filming of her first picture under. contract Barbara is planning a vacation- RED-HEADED BARBARA RHOADES Poughkeepsie in' Hollywood via Broadway shows her happiness after. being told that her performance in her debut Just Don't STAND There hashed Universal Studios to sign her to an exclusive term film contract SheDhas been assigned as the star of Don Knotts. In another comedy The Shakiest Gun in the West. the first since her graduation from high school.

The' theater business she apparently has found. Is bard work. Mrs. Khoades polnl out Uial for her first film role Barbara had to learn tile art of judo. She took lessons from a Black Belt judge expert Gene LeDell.

In preparation for The Shakl. est Gun In the West she has been taking horseback riding lessons. Incidentally reaching up into the atmosphere is no novelty to. Barbara. Her mother Is a technician with International Busi ness Machines Corp.

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