Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1931-05-23 (Age: 95)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 (48)
Things Like This
2025
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
Significant Other
2020
Above All Things
2018
Six by Sondheim
2013
Harvest
2011
Twelve Thirty
2011
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
Frame Of Mind
2009
Fathers and Sons
2005
Second Best
2004
Judy Berlin
1999
30 Days
1999
