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Barbara Barrie

Born
May 23, 1931
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
(1997)
Alcmene (voice)
Giant
(1956)
Mary Lou Decker
Private Benjamin
(1980)
Harriet Benjamin
Breaking Away
(1979)
Evelyn Stoller
The Caretakers
(1963)
Edna
Real Men
(1987)
Mom Pirandello
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
(2009)
Mae
Twelve Thirty
(2011)
Eve
Six by Sondheim
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
The Bell Jar
(1979)
Jay Cee
Original Cast Album: Company
(1970)
Self / Sarah
Full Filmography
Acting
Giant
(1956)
Mary Lou Decker
The Caretakers
(1963)
Edna
One Potato, Two Potato
(1964)
Julie Cullen Richards
Original Cast Album: Company
(1970)
Self / Sarah
The Rank and File
(1971)
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
(1972)
For the Use of the Hall
(1975)
Charlotte
Tell Me My Name
(1977)
Emily McPhail
Child of Glass
(1978)
Emily Armsworth
Summer of My German Soldier
(1978)
Mrs. Bergen
Breaking Away
(1979)
Evelyn Stoller
The Bell Jar
(1979)
Jay Cee
To Race The Wind
(1980)
Mrs. Krents
Private Benjamin
(1980)
Harriet Benjamin
The Children Nobody Wanted
(1981)
Hanna
Two of a Kind
(1982)
Dottie Minor
Not Just Another Affair
(1982)
Martha Dawson
Barefoot In the Park
(1982)
Mrs. Banks
Working
(1982)
Schoolteacher
The Execution
(1985)
Sophie Langbein
Vital Signs
(1986)
Frances
End of the Line
(1987)
Jean Haney
Real Men
(1987)
Mom Pirandello
My First Love
(1988)
Ruth Waxman
Winnie
(1988)
Mrs. Drake
After the Rain
(1988)
Rachel Bonner
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?
(1990)
Delores
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
(1990)
Dora Mattingly
The Odd Couple: Together Again
(1993)
Gloria Unger
My Breast
(1994)
Milly
Hercules
(1997)
Alcmene (voice)
A Chance of Snow
(1998)
Ruth Pulmer
Judy Berlin
(1999)
Sue Berlin
30 Days
(1999)
Barbara Trainer
$pent
(2000)
Mrs. Walsh
Second Best
(2004)
Dorothea
Frame Of Mind
(2009)
Thelma
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
(2009)
Mae
Harvest
(2011)
Yetta Monopoli
Twelve Thirty
(2011)
Eve
Six by Sondheim
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Above All Things
(2018)
Maggie
Significant Other
(2020)
Helene Berman
Keeping Company with Sondheim
(2022)
Self
Things Like This
(2023)
Portia Anthony
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