Back to peopleHillary BrookeKnown forActingBornSeptember 8, 1914DiedMay 25, 1999Place of birthAstoria, New York, USABiographyLife and careerHillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson) was an American screen and television actress best known for her work in Abbott and Costello and Sherlock Holmes films.Filmography4 filmsAll4Acting4The Man Who Knew Too Much1956as Jan PetersonInvaders from Mars1953as Mrs. Mary MacLeanJane Eyre1943as Blanche IngramThe Philadelphia Story1940as Main Line Society Woman (uncredited)