Barbara Barrie
Known for ActingBorn 1931-05-23Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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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
1997 · as Alcmene (voice)
Giant
1956 · as Mary Lou Decker
Real Men
1987 · as Mom Pirandello
Second Best
2004 · as Dorothea
Private Benjamin
1980 · as Harriet Benjamin
UFO Cafe
1990 · as Delores
Fathers and Sons
2005 · as Ruth
End of the Line
1987 · as Jean Haney
Breaking Away
1979 · as Evelyn Stoller
Six by Sondheim
2013 · as Self (archive footage)
My Breast
1994 · as Milly
Frame Of Mind
2009 · as Thelma
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023 · as Celeste
My First Love
1988 · as Ruth Waxman
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009 · as Mae
The Execution
1985 · as Sophie Langbein
Two of a Kind
1982 · as Dottie Minor
Winnie
1988 · as Mrs. Drake