- Her parents came from a fishing background on the Isle of Aran, but later emigrated to Boston. Barbara was one of ten children.
- Best known for her role as the housekeeper Janet in the BBC series "Dr. Finlay's Casebook".
- Made her stage debut as a dancer at the age of three. As a teenager, sang and danced in theatres across the United States. Returned to England in 1934 to study at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
- Sister-in-law of Margaret Grierson and John Grierson.
- Wife of John Taylor.
- She played the role of Janet, housekeeper to Dr Finlay, in Dr Finlays Casebookseries on television.
- Her father was a militant trade union organiser in the Boston wool industry and was often in riots and punch ups because of his work.
- She was educated at the Cardinal Cushing School.
- She was one of ten children born to Irish immigrants in Boston.
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