Barbara Barrie
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1931-05-23 (age 95)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Барбара Барри · Барбара Бэрри
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.
Known For
TV Shows (53)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Paula Haggerty
Law & Order
1990
as Mrs. Bream
Ironside
1967
The Fugitive
1963
as Aiemee Rennick
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Judith Chandler
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Maggie Correll
Army Wives
2007
as Virginia
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Laurel Catlan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Dr. Jane Waterleigh / Isabel Smith
American Playhouse
1982
as Schoolteacher
The Virginian
1962
as Ellen Beecher
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Myra Russell
Rawhide
1959
as Liz Harmon
Lou Grant
1977
as Edna Raines
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Peggy Farrow
Family Ties
1982
as Aunt Rosemary
Naked City
1958
as Rosalind Faber / Sarah Hinson / Marcia Kormack
Barney Miller
1975
as Elizabeth Miller
Route 66
1960
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Libby Sussman
The Invaders
1967
as Gale Frazer
Ben Casey
1961
The Defenders
1961
as Fran Helber / Shirley Lowell
Kate & Allie
1984
thirtysomething
1987
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
The Commish
1991
as Ann Palmer
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Mamma Jacobs
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Emily Church
Hercules
1998
as Alcmene (voice)
Mr. Novak
1963
as Mary Smith
Lovejoy
1986
as Miss Lillian
Once and Again
1999
Dead Like Me
2003
as Phyllis
Love of Life
1951
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Helen 'Nana' Keane
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Emily Armsworth
Decoy
1957
as Anne / Mrs. Foley
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Dodie Brattle
Bronk
1975
Double Trouble
1984
as Margo Foster
Scarlett
1994
as Pauline Robillard
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Playwrights '56
1955
Tucker's Witch
1982
as Ellen Hobbes
Breaking Away
1980
as Evelyn Stohler
Diana
1973
as Norma Brodnik
Backstairs at the White House
1979
as Mamie Eisenhower
79 Park Avenue
1977
as Kaati Fludjicki
I'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Sarah Amberville
Reggie
1983
as Elizabeth Potter
Movies (48)
Hercules
1997
as Alcmene (voice)
Giant
1956
as Mary Lou Decker
Second Best
2004
as Dorothea
Real Men
1987
as Mom Pirandello
Private Benjamin
1980
as Harriet Benjamin
Breaking Away
1979
as Evelyn Stoller
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Ruth
UFO Cafe
1990
as Delores
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as Mae
Significant Other
2020
as Helene Berman
Winnie
1988
as Mrs. Drake
End of the Line
1987
as Jean Haney
The Magnificent Meyersons
2023
as Celeste
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
as Mrs. Bergen
Two of a Kind
1982
as Dottie Minor
Not Just Another Affair
1982
as Martha Dawson
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Dora Mattingly
Above All Things
2018
as Maggie
One Potato, Two Potato
1964
as Julie Cullen Richards
The Children Nobody Wanted
1981
as Hanna
Things Like This
2025
as Portia Anthony
Barefoot In the Park
1982
as Mrs. Banks
My First Love
1988
as Ruth Waxman
Frame Of Mind
2009
as Thelma
To Race the Wind
1980
as Mrs. Krents
Child of Glass
1978
as Emily Armsworth
Judy Berlin
1999
as Sue Berlin
After the Rain
1988
as Rachel Bonner
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
as Self / Sarah
A Chance of Snow
1998
as Ruth Pulmer
The Bell Jar
1979
as Jay Cee
30 Days
1999
as Barbara Trainer
For the Use of the Hall
1975
as Charlotte
Harvest
2011
as Yetta Monopoli
The Execution
1985
as Sophie Langbein
The Caretakers
1963
as Edna
Tell Me My Name
1977
as Emily McPhail
Working
1982
as Schoolteacher
First Impressions
1992
as Anne Charney
The Rank and File
1971
My Breast
1994
as Milly
Twelve Thirty
2011
as Eve
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
as Self
The Odd Couple: Together Again
1993
as Gloria Unger
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
Vital Signs
1986
as Frances
$pent
1999
as Mrs. Walsh
About Barbara Barrie
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 tele… With 101 credits spanning from 1947 to 2025, Barbara Barrie has appeared in 48 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Barbara Barrie Movies
- Hercules (1997) — as Alcmene (voice)
- Giant (1956) — as Mary Lou Decker
- Second Best (2004) — as Dorothea
- Real Men (1987) — as Mom Pirandello
- Private Benjamin (1980) — as Harriet Benjamin
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