Barbara Barrie
Born: 1931-05-23
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Hercules
Giant
One Potato, Two Potato
The Execution
Not Just Another Affair
The Bell Jar
Judy Berlin
Working
Real Men
Things Like This
The Caretakers
$pent
Winnie
Significant Other
Private Benjamin
Frame Of Mind
Second Best
Six by Sondheim
Barefoot In the Park
Breaking Away
The Magnificent Meyersons
My First Love
Original Cast Album: Company
Two of a Kind
End of the Line
Child of Glass
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
After the Rain
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Harvest
The Children Nobody Wanted
Above All Things
Summer of My German Soldier
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Tell Me My Name
My Breast
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?
The Rank and File
For the Use of the Hall
A Chance of Snow
The Odd Couple: Together Again
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Twelve Thirty
To Race the Wind
