Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie | |
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Born | Barbara Ann Berman May 23, 1931[1] |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.F.A., 1952) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1953–present |
Spouse |
Jay Harnick
(m. 1964; died 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Barbara Barrie (born Barbara Ann Berman; May 23, 1931) is an American actress and author.
Her film breakthrough came in 1964 with her performance as Julie in the landmark film
On television, Barrie is perhaps best known for her portrayal of the wife of the namesake captain in the detective sitcom
Theatre
One of Barrie's first professional stage jobs was a resident actress for one season for a theatre company in
In 1969, she played
In 1974, Barrie earned critical acclaim for her Off-Broadway performance as Sparky in The Killdeer by Jay Broad, for which she received an
In 1995, Barrie performed in After-Play, written by
She appeared in the Joshua Harmon play Significant Other at the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 2017.[9][10] She had appeared in the play's premiere in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway production in 2015.
Film
Barrie made her film debut uncredited in
In 1979, Barrie received critical acclaim for her role as Evelyn Stohler, the small-town mother of a young man who dreams of becoming an Italian bicycle racer in Breaking Away. Breaking Away was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Barrie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1980, she played the mother of Goldie Hawn's character in Private Benjamin. In the 1999 film, Judy Berlin, Barrie was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award for her performance as Sue Berlin, the mother of Edie Falco's character.[citation needed]
Television
Barrie made her television debut in 1955 performing on Kraft Television Theatre. In 1956, she performed in Horton Foote's teleplay Flight as the sister of Kim Stanley's character. She guest-starred on two episodes of Decoy (1958–59). In 1962, she guest-starred on three episodes of Naked City. In 1963 she played Virginia in a teleplay version of The Dark Labyrinth by Lawrence Durrell. During the 1960s, Barrie guest-starred on many of the popular television series of the time. She appeared in three episodes of The Defenders and two episodes of Ben Casey.[citation needed] in 1962 she did an episode of Route 66 where she played a blind instructor (entitled "Even the stones have eyes"), and in 1963 appeared in episode "The Miniature" of The Twilight Zone, playing opposite the young Robert Duvall.
In 1964, Barrie appeared in two episodes of
From 1975 to 1978, Barrie was credited in 37 episodes of Barney Miller, starring Hal Linden, as Barney's wife Elizabeth. In the 1979 television mini-series Backstairs at the White House she portrayed Mamie Eisenhower. In the fall of 1980 a television series based on the film Breaking Away debuted on ABC with Barrie reprising her role as Evelyn Stoller. The show lasted only part of one season, but Barrie was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance.[citation needed] Barrie reprised her role as Harriet Benjamin in the 1981 television series Private Benjamin, which was based on the 1980 film of the same name. Also in 1981, Barrie played Ethel Banks in a televised version of the play Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon[citation needed] and appeared in the television film The Children Nobody Wanted in December of that year.
She guest-starred on a 1987 episode of
Barrie was credited in 92 episodes of the television series Suddenly Susan as Brooke Shields character's grandmother, Aileen Keane. For her performance in a May 2003 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Perfect") as Paula Haggerty, Barrie was nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Guest Actress in a Drama. In 2004 she appeared in Dead Like Me as Georgia's grandmother / Joy's mother. Her final television credits have included roles on Pushing Daisies, Nurse Jackie, and Enlightened.[citation needed]
Books
Barrie has written two children's books. In 1990, she published Lone Star, a biographical book about a girl named Jane who moves from Illinois to Texas and deals with her Orthodox Jewish family assimilating to Texas culture.[11]
Her second book, Adam ZigZag, was published in 1994 and is also biographical, about a young boy named Adam with an actress mother who struggles with dyslexia.[12]
She is also the author of two books about her battle with colorectal cancer: Second Act (1997)[13] and Don't Die of Embarrassment (1999)[14] and has said that speaking out about early detection is "more important than acting."[15]
Personal life
Barrie was born in
During her time at UT-Austin, she received two scholarships for drama, including the Kappa Kappa Gamma Donna Dellinger annual scholarship for Most Outstanding Junior in the Drama Department,[18] as well as awards for specific performances, such as the Atlas Award from the Globe Theatre in San Diego for "Best Female Performance for 1950–51" based on her role in the California Theatre's summer production of Much Ado About Nothing as Beatrice.[19][20]
She married director, actor, and producer Jay Malcolm Harnick (1928–2007) in July 1964. They had two children, Jane Caroline Harnick (born 1965) and Aaron Louis Harnick (born 1969). Jay Harnick founded
In 1972, Barrie signed her name to the Ms. campaign: “We Have Had Abortions” which called for an end to "archaic laws" limiting reproductive freedom, they encouraged women to share their stories and take action.[22]
She was treated successfully for
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | Giant | Mary Lou Decker | Uncredited |
1963 | The Caretakers | Edna | |
1964 | One Potato, Two Potato |
Julie Cullen Richards | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress |
1972 | To Be Young, Gifted, and Black | — | Television film |
1975 | For the Use of the Hall | Charlotte | Television film |
1978 | Child of Glass | Emily Armsworth | Television film |
Summer of My German Soldier | Mrs. Bergen | ||
1979 | The Bell Jar | Jay Cee | |
Breaking Away | Evelyn Stoller | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
1980 | To Race the Wind | Mrs. Krents | Television film |
Private Benjamin | Harriet Benjamin | ||
1981 | The Children Nobody Wanted | Hanna | Television film |
1982 | Barefoot in the Park | Mrs. Banks | Television film |
Not Just Another Affair | Martha Dawson | Television film | |
Two of a Kind | Dottie Minor | Television film | |
1984 | All Together Now | Elly Parker | Television film |
1985 | The Execution | Sophie Langbein | Television film |
1986 | Vital Signs | Frances | Television film |
1987 | End of the Line | Jean Haney | |
Real Men | Mom Pirandello | ||
1988 | Winnie Mandela | Mrs. Drake | Television film |
My First Love | Ruth Waxman | Television film | |
1993 | The Odd Couple Together Again | Gloria Unger | Television film |
1997 | Hercules | Alcmene | Voice |
1998 | A Chance of Snow | Ruth Pulmer | Television film |
1999 | Judy Berlin | Sue Berlin | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female |
30 Days | Barbara Trainer | ||
2000 | $pent |
Mrs. Walsh | |
2004 | Second Best | Dorothea | |
2009 | Frame of Mind | Thelma | |
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Mae | ||
2010 | Harvest | Yetta Monopoli | |
Twelve Thirty | Eve | ||
2018 | Above All Things | Maggie | |
TBA | The Magnificent Meyersons | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | Love of Life | Ginny Crandall | Unknown episodes |
1955 | Pond's Theater | — | Episode: "Cynara" |
Kraft Television Theatre | — | Episode: "Lady Ruth" | |
1956 | Playwrights '56 | Verna Anderson | Episode: "Flight" |
1957 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Maggie Correll | Episode: "Wait for Me" |
Suspicion | Ethel | Episode: "Heartbeat" | |
1958 | Decoy | Anne | Episode: "My Brother's Killer" |
1960 | The Play of the Week | Lila | Episode: "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden" |
The Art Carney Special | — | Episode: "Full Moon Over Brooklyn" | |
1961 | The Defenders | Fran Helber | Episode: "The Attack" |
Armstrong Circle Theatre | Joanna Sommers | Episode: "Black Market Babies" | |
The United States Steel Hour | Trina Trent | Episode: "Delayed Honeymoon" | |
1962 | Route 66 | Celia | Episode: "Even Stones Have Eyes" |
The Untouchables | Cheryl Hines | Episode: "The Chess Game" | |
Naked City | Rosalind Faber, Sarah Hinson, Marcia Kormack | 3 episodes | |
1963 | Ben Casey | Martha Dignan | Episode: "Lullaby for Billy Dignan" |
Dr. Kildare | Peggy Farrow | Episode: "The Mosaic" | |
The Virginian | Ellen Beecher | Episode: "The Small Parade" | |
The Twilight Zone | Myra Russell | Episode: "Miniature" | |
Alcoa Premiere | Virginia Stanley | Episode: "The Dark Labyrinth" | |
1964 | Mr. Novak | Mary Smith | Episode: "How Does Your Garden Grow?" |
The Doctors and the Nurses | Laura Crane | Episode: "The Love of a Smart Operator" | |
The Defenders | Shirley Lowell | 2 episodes | |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
Isabel Smith | Episode: "Isabel" | |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
Dr. Jane Waterleigh | Episode: "Consider Her Ways" | |
1965 | The Fugitive | Aimee Rennick | Episode: "The End Is But the Beginning" |
Ben Casey | Ellen Tevlin | Episode: "A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks" | |
Rawhide | Liz Harmon | Episode: "Mrs. Harmon" | |
1966 | The Trials of O'Brien | Jean Fields | Episode: "A Horse Called Destiny" |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Laurel Catlan | Episode: "The Eighth Day" | |
1967 | Ironside | Myra Dupont | Episode: "The Leaf in the Forest" |
The Invaders | Gale Frazer | Episode 5: "The Enemy" | |
1971 | Play for Today | — | Episode: "The Rank and File" |
1973 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Tina Bordeaux | Episode: "The Mask of Love" |
Koska and His Family | Isabel Koska | Episode: "Pilot" | |
1973–1974 | Diana | Norma Brodnick | 10 episodes |
1974 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Judith Chandler | Episode: "I Love A Piano" |
1975–1978 | Barney Miller | Elizabeth Miller | 37 credited episodes (appeared in 11) |
1975 | Bronk | Lorna | Episode: "Terror" |
McMillan & Wife | Emily Church | Episode: "Aftershock" | |
1977 | 79 Park Avenue | Kaati Fludjicki | 1 episode |
1978 | Visions | — | Episode: "Blackout" |
1979 | Backstairs at the White House | Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower | Episode: "#1.4" |
Roots: The Next Generations | Dodie Brattle | Episode: "#1.7" | |
Lou Grant | Edna Raines | 2 episodes | |
1980–1981 | Breaking Away | Evelyn Stoller | 8 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
1981 | Private Benjamin | Harriet Benjamin | Episode: "Bye, Bye Benjamin" |
1982 | American Playhouse | Schoolteacher | Episode: "Working" |
1982–1983 | Tucker's Witch | Ellen Hobbes | 12 episodes |
1983 | Reggie | Elizabeth Potter | 6 episodes |
1984 | Trapper John, M.D. | Dr. Kate Hanley | Episode: "All Fall to Grace" |
1984–1985 | Double Trouble | Aunt Margo | 15 episodes |
1986 | Kate & Allie | Anne | Episode: "Late Bloomer" |
1987 | Mr. President | Peggie | 2 episodes |
Family Ties | Aunt Rosemary | Episode: "The Way We Were" | |
1988–1990 | Thirtysomething | Barbara Steadman | 2 episodes |
1989 | A Fine Romance | Aunt Grace | Episode: "A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course" |
1990 | His & Hers | — | 2 episodes |
1991 | Babes | Mom | Episode: "Mom" |
1992 | Law & Order | Mrs. Bream | Episode: "Vengeance" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
ABC Afterschool Special | Anne Charney | 2 episodes | |
1993 | Lovejoy | Miss Lillian | Episode: "The Lost Colony" |
1994 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Shirley | Episode: "My Summer As a Girl" |
Scarlett | Pauline Robillard | 2 episodes | |
The Commish | Ann Palmer | Episode: "A Christmas Story" | |
1996–2000 | Suddenly Susan | Helen Keane | 92 episodes |
1998 | Hercules | Alcmene | Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Parents' Weekend" |
2000 | Once and Again | Peg Sammler | Episode: "Feast Famine" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Paula Haggerty | Episode: "Perfect" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
2004 | Dead Like Me | Phyllis | 2 episodes |
2007 | Pushing Daisies | Mamma Jacobs | Episode: "Girth" |
2009 | Surviving Suburbia | Val | Episode: "No Reception" |
Army Wives | Virginia | Episode: "As Time Goes By..." | |
2010 | Nurse Jackie | Libby Sussman | Episode: "Silly String" |
2011 | Enlightened | Carol | Episode: "Consider Helen" |
References
- ISBN 9781476615394. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Barbara Barrie: Performer". Playbill. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Barbara Barrie at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ a b c Barbara Barrie at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- ^ Simon, John (April 16, 1979). "From Top to Botho". New York. p. 90. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ Canby, Vincent. " After-Play Review", The New York Times, February 1, 1995, accessed February 19, 2017
- ^ Simonson, Robert; Jones, Kenneth (February 16, 2004). "Nancy Opel Replaces Barbara Barrie in Broadway's Fiddler Feb. 17". Playbill. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (March 30, 2014). "Barbara Barrie reminisces". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (February 14, 2017). "Significant Other Begins Previews on Broadway Valentine's Day", Playbill.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0440407188. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Review: Adam ZigZag,Publishers Weekly; accessed November 24, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-684-83587-7.
- ISBN 978-0-684-84624-8.
- ^ Phiffer, Cindy (May–June 1998). "Barbara Barrie – Colostomy and Other Adventures". Coping with Cancer. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (February 25, 2000). "Worshipping Suburbia". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2006.
- ^ "Local girl in first starring role," Corpus Christi Caller-Times, February 17, 1957, p. 7F.
- Corpus Christi Times, May 10, 1951, p. 7C.
- ^ "Miss Berman Wins Dramatic Award". Corpus Christi Times. October 10, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Guide to the Barbara Barrie papers 1949–2008, New York Public Library, Billy Rose Theatre Division; accessed November 24, 2014.
- ^ Robertson, Campbell (March 1, 2007). "Jay Harnick, 78, Advocate of Theater for Children, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Diamondstein, Barbara D. (Spring 1972). "We have had abortions" (PDF). New York: 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 23, 2014). "Barbara Barrie Reveals Diagnosis with Incurable Lung Disease". Playbill. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
External links
- Barbara Barrie at IMDb
- Barbara Barrie at the Internet Broadway Database
- Barbara Barrie at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Barbara Barrie at Playbill Vault
- Barbara Barrie papers, 1949–2008, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts