Miki Hood

Miki Hood
Born
Barbara Mary Hood

9 January 1915
DiedSeptember 1994
Other namesBarbara M. Hood
OccupationActress
Years active1934 - 1948 (film)

Barbara Mary "Miki" Hood (9 January 1915 – September 1994) was an English stage and film actress.

Biography

"Miki Hood" was born Barbara Mary Hood on 9 January 1915 in Brentford, Middlesex, England.[1][2]

Hood was a stage and film actress who was described as a "glamour girl" with a "sultry gaze."[3] She played the female lead in the 1934 film Guest of Honour.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1934 Guest of Honour Marjorie Seaton
1934 Leave It to Blanche Doris Manners
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan Minor Role Uncredited
1935 Trust the Navy Andree Terraine
1936 Fame Joan Riley
1936 This'll Make You Whistle Clarice
1936 Three Maxims Valentine
1937 London Melody Friend of Marius
1939 Inspector Hornleigh Ann Gordon, Owner Pheasant Inn
1940 The Thief of Bagdad Citizen Uncredited
1948 A Piece of Cake Mrs. Short (final film role)

References

  1. ^ "Miki Hood". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Film actress goes to court for resumed hearing of a libel action". Europeana Collections. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ Linkof, Ryan (12 August 2020). Public Images: Celebrity, Photojournalism, and the Making of the Tabloid Press. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-21311-9.
  4. ^ Hirschhorn, Clive (1979). The Warner Bros. story. New York: Crown Publishers. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-517-53834-0.