Net Worth	$850,000
Date Of Birth	December 23, 1930
Died	March 3, 1974, Reno, Nevada, United States
Death Cause	cerebral hemorrhage
Place Of Birth	Pasadena, California, USA
Profession	Actor, Singer
Nationality	American
Spouse	John Williams, Robert Horton, Frank Howren
Children	Joseph Williams, Mark T. Williams, Jennifer Williams
Parents	Lurene Tuttle, Melville Ruick
Nicknames	Barbara Ruick, Ruick, Barbara
IMDB
Movies	California Split, Cinderella, Carousel, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, I Love Melvin, Above and Beyond, Apache War Smoke, Fearless Fagan, You for Me, Confidentially Connie
Star Sign	Capricorn

#	Fact
1	Was a staunch conservative Republican.
2	Daughter-in-law of Johnny Williams.
3	She and husband John Williams initially met in high school. They met later again as adults and this time fell in love.
4	Husband John Williams composed "Treesong" between the years 1974 and 1976, a concerto for violin in memory of his late wife.
5	Barbara was a former roommate of Carousel (1956) co-star Shirley Jones in New York when they both were starting out. When Jones married singer/actor Jack Cassidy, Barbara sang "When I Marry Mr. Snow" at the wedding.
6	Her son, Mark Towner Williams is a recording artist/music producer. He has recorded several CDs under the name "Lionel's Dad". He is also the drummer/music director for the music group Air Supply.
7	Her son, Joseph Williams, was the lead singer of Toto from 1986-1989 and the singing voice of the Adult Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994).
8	Daughter of Lurene Tuttle and Mel Ruick.

Title	Year	Status	Character
California Split	1974		Reno Barmaid
Cinderella	1965	TV Movie	Esmerelda
General Electric Theater	1960	TV Series	Eleanor
The Brothers Brannagan	1960	TV Series	Connie
The Red Skelton Hour	1955-1960	TV Series	Guest / Guest Vocalist
The Millionaire	1957	TV Series	Crystal Sands
Carousel	1956		Carrie Pipperidge
The 20th Century-Fox Hour	1956	TV Series	Julie Morrison
The Star of Bethlehem	1956	TV Short	Narrator - Cathedral Films Adaptation
The Johnny Carson Show	1955	TV Series	Regular
The Lineup	1955	TV Series	Peggy Kirby
Climax!	1955	TV Series	Judith Kale
Public Defender	1954	TV Series	Phyllis Holt
The Loretta Young Show	1954	TV Series	Peggy Richards
The Dennis Day Show	1954	TV Series	Peggy
Lux Video Theatre	1953	TV Series	Intermission Guest
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis	1953		Lorna Ellingboe
The Band Wagon	1953		Passenger on Train (uncredited)
I Love Melvin	1953		Studio Guide
Confidentially Connie	1953		Barbara
Above and Beyond	1952		Mary Malone
Apache War Smoke	1952		Nancy Dekker
Fearless Fagan	1952		Second Nurse
You for Me	1952		Ann Elcott
Scaramouche	1952		Amoureause (uncredited)
Invitation	1952		Sarah
The Ezio Pinza Show	1951	TV Series	Peggy (1953-1954)
The Star of Bethlehem	1921		Narrator (reissue version)

Title	Year	Status
Cinderella	1965	TV Movie performer: "Stepsisters' Lament", "When You're Driving Through the Moonlight"
Carousel	1956	performer: "Mister Snow" 1945, "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" 1945, "When the Children Are Asleep" 1945, "This Was a Real Nice Clambake" 1945, "You'll Never Walk Alone" 1945 - uncredited
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis	1953	performer: "You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right", "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" - uncredited

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Colgate Comedy Hour	1954	TV Series	Herself
The Jerry Colonna Show	1951	TV Series	Herself - Vocalist