Background
Knudson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 4, 1927, to K.O. and Beatrice Knudson.
Knudson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 4, 1927, to K.O. and Beatrice Knudson.
She graduated from Las Vegas High School.
In 1959. Henry asked her to appear at the Pasadena Playhouse, where she was spotted by talent scouts. Knudson signed with Paramount Studios in January 1950, which she chose over 20th Century Fox. Her early roles, including a small part in a party scene in a Rock Hudson film, led to a further contract with Universal-International.
Prominent guests included Jack Lemon and John Ford.
The couple had one son, Bill, in 1958. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1962.
She co-starred in the 1952 film, Meet Danny Wilson, and appeared in two episodes of The Lone Ranger in 1956. Barbara Knudson Henry died from natural causes at her home in Nevada on May 11, 2014, aged 86.