In 1955, Bostock appeared on
Broadway in
Silk Stockings at the
Imperial Theatre. Afterwards, she replaced
Pat Stanley in the role of "Gladys" in the national tour of
The Pajama Game. In 1957 she made her TV debut on
The George Gobel Show and made her movie debut in 1958 when she was cast in the films
Girls on the Loose and
Senior Prom. She appeared in the
Jerry Lewis film
Visit to a Small Planet (1960) as the beatnik dancer, Desdemona, under the name Barbara Lawson. She also appears in an episode of
The Millionaire: Season 6, Episode 26, along with
Dennis Hopper and
Jack Larson under that stage name. Bostock was active in summer stock musicals, including
Annie Get Your Gun and
Can-Can in the early 1960s. The rest of her brief career was spent in television, making guest appearances in
Route 66,
General Electric Theater,
I Dream of Jeannie, and
The Rookies. She also had roles in the TV movies
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within and
The Spell (1977), with
Lee Grant. Bostock's biggest role was in the
ABC comedy,
Love on a Rooftop, starring
Pete Duel and
Judy Carne as Dave and Julie Willis, a young newlywed couple. Their neighbors and best friends were Stan (
Rich Little) and Carol Parker. As Carol, Bostock appeared in each of the 30 episodes of the series. She portrayed Margaret on ''
The Farmer's Daughter'' TV series. Bostock in 1960 also was a guest star on
Route 66, "Play it Glissando" (first season). ==References==