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Barbara Barrie

Acting 94 years old Chicago, Illinois, USA ★ 0.7
Born: May 23, 1931

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

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Dr. Jane Waterleigh 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Isabel Smith 1962
Barney Miller
Barney Miller Elizabeth Miller 1975
The Virginian
The Virginian Ellen Beecher 1962
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Aiemee Rennick 1963

Jimmy's Seen (1)

New Jack City
New Jack City Liz Harmon 1991

Filmography

Acting Credits (106)

Things Like This
Things Like This Portia Anthony 2025
The Magnificent Meyersons
The Magnificent Meyersons Celeste 2023
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Keeping Company with Sondheim Self 2022
Significant Other
Significant Other Helene Berman 2020
Above All Things
Above All Things Maggie 2018
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim Self (archive footage) 2013
Harvest
Harvest Yetta Monopoli 2011
Twelve Thirty
Twelve Thirty Eve 2011
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Mae 2009
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie Libby Sussman 2009
Frame Of Mind
Frame Of Mind Thelma 2009
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies Mamma Jacobs 2007
Army Wives
Army Wives Virginia 2007
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons Ruth 2005
Second Best
Second Best Dorothea 2004
Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me Phyllis 2003
Judy Berlin
Judy Berlin Sue Berlin 1999
Once and Again
Once and Again 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Paula Haggerty 1999
30 Days
30 Days Barbara Trainer 1999
$pent
$pent Mrs. Walsh 1999
A Chance of Snow
A Chance of Snow Ruth Pulmer 1998
Hercules
Hercules Alcmene (voice) 1998
Hercules
Hercules Alcmene (voice) 1997
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan Helen 'Nana' Keane 1996
Scarlett
Scarlett Pauline Robillard 1994
My Breast
My Breast Milly 1994
The Odd Couple: Together Again
The Odd Couple: Together Again Gloria Unger 1993
First Impressions
First Impressions Anne Charney 1992
The Commish
The Commish Ann Palmer 1991
UFO Cafe
UFO Cafe Delores 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Mrs. Bream 1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Kojak: Flowers For Matty Dora Mattingly 1990
My First Love
My First Love Ruth Waxman 1988
Winnie
Winnie Mrs. Drake 1988
After the Rain
After the Rain Rachel Bonner 1988
thirtysomething
thirtysomething 1987
Real Men
Real Men Mom Pirandello 1987
End of the Line
End of the Line Jean Haney 1987
I'll Take Manhattan
I'll Take Manhattan Sarah Amberville 1987
Vital Signs
Vital Signs Frances 1986
Lovejoy
Lovejoy Miss Lillian 1986
The Execution
The Execution Sophie Langbein 1985
Double Trouble
Double Trouble Margo Foster 1984
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie 1984
Reggie
Reggie Elizabeth Potter 1983
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind Dottie Minor 1982
Tucker's Witch
Tucker's Witch Ellen Hobbes 1982
Not Just Another Affair
Not Just Another Affair Martha Dawson 1982
Family Ties
Family Ties Aunt Rosemary 1982
Working
Working Schoolteacher 1982
Barefoot In the Park
Barefoot In the Park Mrs. Banks 1982
The Children Nobody Wanted
The Children Nobody Wanted Hanna 1981
Breaking Away
Breaking Away Evelyn Stohler 1980
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin Harriet Benjamin 1980
To Race the Wind
To Race the Wind Mrs. Krents 1980
Breaking Away
Breaking Away Evelyn Stoller 1979
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar Jay Cee 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations Dodie Brattle 1979
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House Mamie Eisenhower 1979
Summer of My German Soldier
Summer of My German Soldier Mrs. Bergen 1978
Child of Glass
Child of Glass Emily Armsworth 1978
Tell Me My Name
Tell Me My Name Emily McPhail 1977
79 Park Avenue
79 Park Avenue Kaati Fludjicki 1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant 1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant Edna Raines 1977
Bronk
Bronk 1975
Barney Miller
Barney Miller Elizabeth Miller 1975
For the Use of the Hall
For the Use of the Hall Charlotte 1975
Diana
Diana Norma Brodnik 1973
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black 1972
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife Emily Church 1971
The Rank and File
The Rank and File 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
Original Cast Album: Company
Original Cast Album: Company Self / Sarah 1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Judith Chandler 1970
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Ironside
Ironside 1967
The Invaders
The Invaders Gale Frazer 1967
One Potato, Two Potato
One Potato, Two Potato Julie Cullen Richards 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Laurel Catlan 1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak Mary Smith 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Aiemee Rennick 1963
The Caretakers
The Caretakers Edna 1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Dr. Jane Waterleigh 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Isabel Smith 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Ellen Beecher 1962
Ben Casey
Ben Casey 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Peggy Farrow 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Fran Helber 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Shirley Lowell 1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Kraft Mystery Theatre 1961
Route 66
Route 66 1960
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Myra Russell 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Liz Harmon 1959
Naked City
Naked City Rosalind Faber 1958
Naked City
Naked City Sarah Hinson 1958
Naked City
Naked City Marcia Kormack 1958
Decoy
Decoy Anne 1957
Decoy
Decoy Mrs. Foley 1957
Giant
Giant Mary Lou Decker 1956
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Emily Armsworth 1954
Love of Life
Love of Life 1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents Maggie Correll 1950
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre 1947

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