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Barbara Barrie

ACTOR · FROM CHICAGO, USA

Barbara Barrie

Born 1931 · 95 years old94 credits since 1947

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ABOUT BARBARA

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born23 May 1931

BirthplaceChicago, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora49 of 94 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Barbara from.

Private Benjamin poster

Movie

Private Benjamin

1980IMDb6.2

Breaking Away poster

Movie

1979IMDb7.7

Barney Miller poster

Series

1975–1982IMDb8.3

Real Men poster

Movie

1987IMDb5.9

Suddenly Susan poster

Series

1996–2000IMDb5.9

Judy Berlin poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.9

One Potato, Two Potato poster

Movie

One Potato, Two Potato

1964IMDb7.2

End of the Line poster

Movie

End of the Line

1987IMDb5.7

Child of Glass poster

Movie

1978IMDb7.5

I'll Take Manhattan poster

Series

I'll Take Manhattan

1987IMDb7.1

Summer of My German Soldier poster

Movie

Summer of My German Soldier

1978IMDb7.7

A Chance of Snow poster

Movie

A Chance of Snow

1998IMDb5.5

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 49
Average IMDb: 7.3
Highest rated: The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
Working since: 1947

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

94 credits

The 2020s

3 titles

Not on Cineora

Things Like This

2025

as Portia Anthony

Not on Cineora

The Magnificent Meyersons

2023

as Celeste

Not on Cineora

Significant Other

2020

as Helene Berman

The 2010s

3 titles · IMDb 4.9 on average

Not on Cineora

Above All Things

2018

as Maggie

Not on Cineora

Harvest

2011

as Yetta Monopoli

Twelve Thirty poster

Movie

2011IMDb4.9

as Eve

The 2000s

8 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay poster

Movie

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

2009IMDb5.1

as Mae

Nurse Jackie poster

Series

2009–2015IMDb7.9

as Libby Sussman · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Frame Of Mind

2009

as Thelma

Pushing Daisies poster

Series

Pushing Daisies

2007–2009IMDb8.4

as Mamma Jacobs · 1 episode

Army Wives poster

Series

2007–2013IMDb7.5

as Virginia · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Fathers and Sons

2005

as Ruth

Not on Cineora

Second Best

2004

as Dorothea

Dead Like Me poster

Series

2003–2004IMDb8.1

as Phyllis · 2 episodes

The 1990s

17 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Judy Berlin poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.9

as Sue Berlin

Once and Again poster

Series

1999–2002IMDb7.8

1 episode

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999–IMDb8.1

as Paula Haggerty · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

30 Days

1999

as Barbara Trainer

Not on Cineora

$pent

1999

as Mrs. Walsh

A Chance of Snow poster

Movie

A Chance of Snow

1998IMDb5.5

as Ruth Pulmer

Hercules poster

Series

1998–1999IMDb6.6

as Alcmene (voice) · 1 episode

Hercules poster

Movie

1997IMDb7.3

as Alcmene (voice)

The 1980s

24 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

Not on Cineora

My First Love

1988

as Ruth Waxman

Not on Cineora

Winnie

1988

as Mrs. Drake

Not on Cineora

The Passage

1988

as Rachel Bonner

thirtysomething poster

Series

thirtysomething

1987–1991IMDb7.5

2 episodes

Real Men poster

Movie

1987IMDb5.9

as Mom Pirandello

End of the Line poster

Movie

End of the Line

1987IMDb5.7

as Jean Haney

I'll Take Manhattan poster

Series

I'll Take Manhattan

1987IMDb7.1

as Sarah Amberville · 4 episodes

Vital Signs

Not on Cineora

Vital Signs

1986

as Frances

The 1970s

17 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average

Breaking Away poster

Movie

1979IMDb7.7

as Evelyn Stoller

Not on Cineora

The Bell Jar

1979

as Jay Cee

Roots: The Next Generations poster

Series

Roots: The Next Generations

1979IMDb7.8

as Dodie Brattle · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Backstairs at the White House

1979

as Mamie Eisenhower · 4 episodes

Summer of My German Soldier poster

Movie

Summer of My German Soldier

1978IMDb7.7

as Mrs. Bergen

Child of Glass poster

Movie

1978IMDb7.5

as Emily Armsworth

Not on Cineora

Tell Me My Name

1977

as Emily McPhail

Not on Cineora

79 Park Avenue

1977

as Kaati Fludjicki · 1 episode

The 1960s

13 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Ironside poster

Series

1967–1975IMDb6.9

1 episode

The Invaders poster

Series

1967–1968IMDb8.0

as Gale Frazer · 1 episode

One Potato, Two Potato poster

Movie

One Potato, Two Potato

1964IMDb7.2

as Julie Cullen Richards

Not on Cineora

Mr. Novak

1963

as Mary Smith · 1 episode

The Fugitive poster

Series

1963–1967IMDb8.1

as Aiemee Rennick · 1 episode

The Caretakers poster

Movie

1963IMDb5.6

as Edna

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962–1965IMDb8.5

as Dr. Jane Waterleigh · 1 episode

The Virginian poster

Series

1962–1971IMDb7.6

as Ellen Beecher · 1 episode

The 1950s

8 titles · IMDb 8.2 on average

The Twilight Zone poster

Series

The Twilight Zone

1959–1964IMDb9.0

as Myra Russell · 1 episode

Rawhide poster

Series

1959–1965IMDb7.9

as Liz Harmon · 1 episode

Naked City poster

Series

1958–1963IMDb8.2

as Rosalind Faber · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Decoy

1957

as Anne · 1 episode

Giant poster

Movie

1956IMDb7.6

as Mary Lou Decker (uncredited)

Playwrights '56

Not on Cineora

Playwrights '56

1955

1 episode

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

Series

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954–IMDb8.3

as Emily Armsworth · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

as Maggie Correll · 1 episode

The 1940s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Barbara’s titles.

Bryan FullerCreator · Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me

James WoodsHercules and Hercules

Edie FalcoNurse Jackie and Judy Berlin

Matt FrewerHercules and Hercules

Anne HaneySummer of My German Soldier and The Children Nobody Wanted

Ed AsnerThe Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant

Edward ZwickCreator · thirtysomething and Once and Again

Robert StackHercules and The Caretakers

Rock HudsonGiant and McMillan & Wife

Tate DonovanHercules and Hercules