1931-05-23 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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Things Like This | Portia Anthony | 2025-05-16 |
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The Magnificent Meyersons | Celeste | 2023-08-20 |
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Keeping Company with Sondheim | Self | 2022-05-27 |
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Significant Other | Helene Berman | 2020-05-14 |
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Somewhere Only We Know | Maggie | 2018-03-15 |
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Six by Sondheim | Self (archive footage) | 2013-12-09 |
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Twelve Thirty | Eve | 2011-01-14 |
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Harvest | Yetta Monopoli | 2011-03-05 |
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | Mae | 2009-06-18 |
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Frame Of Mind | Thelma | 2009-01-01 |
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Second Best | Dorothea | 2004-01-01 |
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$pent | Mrs. Walsh | 1999-03-01 |
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30 Days | Barbara Trainer | 1999-09-15 |
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Judy Berlin | Sue Berlin | 1999-10-06 |
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A Chance of Snow | Ruth Pulmer | 1998-12-07 |
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Hercules | Alcmene (voice) | 1997-06-13 |
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My Breast | Milly | 1994-05-15 |
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The Odd Couple: Together Again | Gloria Unger | 1993-09-24 |
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First Impressions | Anne Charney | 1992-03-19 |
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Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? | Delores | 1990-12-23 |
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Kojak: Flowers For Matty | Dora Mattingly | 1990-01-04 |
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Winnie | Mrs. Drake | 1988-10-10 |
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My First Love | Ruth Waxman | 1988-12-04 |
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After the Rain | Rachel Bonner | 1988-09-23 |
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End of the Line | Jean Haney | 1987-08-28 |
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Real Men | Mom Pirandello | 1987-09-25 |
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Vital Signs | Frances | 1986-02-11 |
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The Execution | Sophie Langbein | 1985-01-14 |
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Two of a Kind | Dottie Minor | 1982-10-08 |
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Working | Schoolteacher | 1982-04-13 |
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Not Just Another Affair | Martha Dawson | 1982-10-01 |
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Barefoot In the Park | Mrs. Banks | 1982-03-20 |
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The Children Nobody Wanted | Hanna | 1981-12-05 |
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To Race the Wind | Mrs. Krents | 1980-03-12 |
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Private Benjamin | Harriet Benjamin | 1980-10-06 |
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Breaking Away | Evelyn Stoller | 1979-05-24 |
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The Bell Jar | Jay Cee | 1979-03-20 |
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Summer of My German Soldier | Mrs. Bergen | 1978-10-30 |
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Child of Glass | Emily Armsworth | 1978-05-14 |
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Tell Me My Name | Emily McPhail | 1977-12-20 |
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For the Use of the Hall | Charlotte | 1975-01-02 |
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black | 1972-01-20 | |
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The Rank and File | 1971-05-20 | |
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Original Cast Album: Company | Self / Sarah | 1970-10-28 |
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One Potato, Two Potato | Julie Cullen Richards | 1964-07-29 |
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The Caretakers | Edna | 1963-08-21 |
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Giant | Mary Lou Decker | 1956-11-08 |