Barbara Werle (October 6, 1928 – January 1, 2013) was an American actress and singer, best known for her role in Seconds (1966). Other film credits included Battle of the Bulge in 1965; the 1965 musical comedy, Harum Scarum; The Rare Breed in 1966; Gunfight in Abilene in 1967; Charro! in 1969; Krakatoa, East of Java in 1969; and Gone with the West in 1975.
She is survived by her son, John Gregory Branca, her brother Donald, her daughter-in-law Linda Branca, her grandchildren Jessica, John Connor and Dylan Branca.
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Was half of the ballroom dance partnership of Barbara and Mansell, performing in Las Vegas and in nightclubs across the U.S..
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From 2000, soprano for the St. Elizabeth Seton Traditional Choir in La Costa, California.
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Barbara Werle won the Harvest Moon Ball dance competition which garnered her invitation to dance on The Ed Sullivan Show. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business career, leaving behind her son John to live with his father John Branca Sr.; at 13, she and her son would be reunited. John Sr. would serve as New York State Athletic Commissioner. John Jr. became a renowned theatrical attorney, who has represented a Who's Who list of acts from the "Doors" to the "Rolling Stones," from Dr. Dre, Alicia Keys, Dick Clark, to Berry Gordy and "the Backstreet Boys." Barbara was sister-in-law of Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Ralph Branca.