Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

Born 1931-05-23 (age 95) Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Biography

Barbara Barrie (born Barbara Ann Berman, May 23, 1931) is an American actress of film, stage and television. She is also an accomplished author.

Her film breakthrough came in 1964 with her performance as Julie in the landmark film One Potato, Two Potato, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. She is best known for her role as Evelyn Stoller in Breaking Away, which brought her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1979 and an Emmy Award nomination in 1981 when she reprised the role in the television series based on the film.

On television she is perhaps best known for her portrayal, between 1975 and 1978, of the wife of the namesake captain in the detective sitcom Barney Miller. Barrie also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1971 for originating the role of Sarah in Stephen Sondheim's Company.

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Known For

Hercules
Hercules

1997

as Alcmene (voice)

Giant
Giant

1956

as Mary Lou Decker

Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin

1980

as Harriet Benjamin

Second Best
Second Best

2004

as Dorothea

Breaking Away
Breaking Away

1979

as Evelyn Stoller

Real Men
Real Men

1987

as Mom Pirandello

My Breast
My Breast

1994

as Milly

Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim

2013

as Self (archive footage)

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
Working
Working

1982

as Schoolteacher

The Odd Couple: Together Again
The Children Nobody Wanted
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons

2005

as Ruth

Judy Berlin
Judy Berlin

1999

as Sue Berlin

30 Days
30 Days

1999

as Barbara Trainer

Summer of My German Soldier
Summer of My German Soldier

1978

as Mrs. Bergen

My First Love
My First Love

1988

as Ruth Waxman

Not Just Another Affair
Not Just Another Affair

1982

as Martha Dawson

The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar

1979

as Jay Cee

End of the Line
End of the Line

1987

as Jean Haney