Barbara Barrie
Known for: Acting
Born: May 23, 1931
Place of birth: Chicago, 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. 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.
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Filmography
48 movies · 52 TV shows, newest first
6.2
Things Like This
2025
4.3
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023
9.0
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
NR
Significant Other
2020
7.0
Above All Things
2018
7.1
Six by Sondheim
2013
4.8
Harvest
2011
5.1
Twelve Thirty
2011
5.3
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
7.1
Nurse Jackie
2009
5.3
Frame Of Mind
2009
7.9
Pushing Daisies
2007
7.5
Army Wives
2007
5.1
Fathers and Sons
2005
5.8
Second Best
2004
7.6
Dead Like Me
2003
5.9
Judy Berlin
1999
6.7
Once and Again
1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
5.5
30 Days
1999
6.3
$pent
1999
5.9
A Chance of Snow
1998
6.9
Hercules
1998
7.5
Hercules
1997
6.0
Suddenly Susan
1996
6.6
Scarlett
1994
7.0
My Breast
1994
9.5
The Odd Couple: Together Again
1993NR
First Impressions
1992
7.1
The Commish
1991
7.0
UFO Cafe
1990
7.3
Law & Order
1990
5.8
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
9.5
My First Love
1988
7.5
Winnie
1988
10.0
After the Rain
1988
6.3
thirtysomething
1987
6.1
Real Men
1987
5.2
End of the Line
1987
6.2
I'll Take Manhattan
19878.0
Vital Signs
1986
7.4
Lovejoy
1986
7.3
The Execution
1985
6.5
Double Trouble
1984
6.1
Kate & Allie
1984
7.0
Reggie
1983
NR
Two of a Kind
1982
5.2
Tucker's Witch
1982
5.4
Not Just Another Affair
1982
7.2
Family Ties
1982
4.8
Working
1982
6.3
Barefoot In the Park
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
5.6
The Children Nobody Wanted
1981
7.0
Breaking Away
1980
6.0
Private Benjamin
1980
8.8
To Race the Wind
1980
7.1
Breaking Away
1979
4.6
The Bell Jar
1979
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
6.1
Backstairs at the White House
1979
5.5
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
5.6
Child of Glass
1978
9.0
Tell Me My Name
1977
5.2
79 Park Avenue
1977
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
6.8
Bronk
1975
7.3
Barney Miller
1975
6.5
For the Use of the Hall
19757.0
Diana
1973
7.0
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
7.1
McMillan & Wife
1971
6.8
The Rank and File
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
7.2
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
7.7
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.9
The Invaders
1967
6.9
One Potato, Two Potato
19645.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
7.3
Mr. Novak
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
6.4
The Caretakers
1963
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
7.2
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
5.7
Naked City
1958
6.5
Decoy
1957
7.6
Giant
19566.3
Playwrights '56
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
1947