Barbara Barrie
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.
Filmography
Things Like This
2025
as Portia Anthony
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023
as Celeste
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
as Self
Significant Other
2020
as Helene Berman
Above All Things
2018
as Maggie
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Harvest
2011
as Yetta Monopoli
Twelve Thirty
2011
as Eve
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as Mae
Frame Of Mind
2009
as Thelma
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Ruth
Second Best
2004
as Dorothea
Judy Berlin
1999
as Sue Berlin
30 Days
1999
as Barbara Trainer
$pent
1999
as Mrs. Walsh
A Chance of Snow
1998
as Ruth Pulmer
Hercules
1997
as Alcmene (voice)
My Breast
1994
as Milly
The Odd Couple: Together Again
1993
as Gloria Unger
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First Impressions
1992
as Anne Charney
UFO Cafe
1990
as Delores
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Dora Mattingly
My First Love
1988
as Ruth Waxman
Winnie
1988
as Mrs. Drake