in 1968 to be a bridesmaid in the wedding of Valley of the Dolls co-star Sharon Tate and director Roman Polanski, Parkins moved to England, where she starred in several productions, including Puppet on a Chain, Shout at the Devil, and The Mephisto Waltz. Parkins said she moved to London because it was relaxed and simple, and she loved its traditions. Parkins posed for nude pictorials in the May 1967, February 1970 and May 1976 editions of Playboy magazine. In the 1970s and 1980s, Parkins appeared on American television in series that included Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill, Captains and the Kings and The Testimony of Two Men, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, and Vega$. She also appeared in television movies, including To Catch a King, in which she portrayed the Duchess of Windsor, and opposite Sharon Stone in Calendar Girl Murders. Parkins returned to the role of Betty Anderson in Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985), a one-shot sequel to the series. In 1991, Parkins starred in Canadian mystery series Scene of the Crime. She appeared in two Susann-inspired projects, the biography Scandalous Me and a segment of the Lifetime series Intimate Portrait. In 2006, Parkins participated with Ted Casablanca on the audio commentary for the DVD release of Valley of the Dolls. While filming Valley of the Dolls, Parkins met photographer Edward Steichen, a friend of the movie's cinematographer, and was influenced to begin a lifetime career in photography. She is also an advocate for endangered wildlife. Personal life In the late 1960s, Parkins was linked to several men, including Omar Sharif, Adam West, David Hedison and Marcel Marceau, but insisted most of the stories were made up by gossip magazines. Parkins moved to France in the 1970s where she married, and in the late 1980s adopted her only child. Parkins and her husband divorced. Filmography Sources:Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984 (1985), Verlag für die Deutsche Wirtschaft AG. , pp. 34, 75, 264, 409Internet Movie Database listing, Parkins imdb.com, retrieved January 26, 2010 Films TV series TV guest appearances Notes References Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (2007). Random House, Inc., , pp 220, 1077, 1201 Newcomb, Horace. Encyclopedia of Television (2004). CRC Press. , pp. 1754–1756 External links Barbara Parkins Photography at CeLaVie Barbara Parkins Photography Collection at 100Prints.co.uk 1942 births