Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
100
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-05-23 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acting

2025

Things Like This as Portia Anthony

2020

Significant Other as Helene Berman

2018

Above All Things as Maggie

2013

Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)

2011

Harvest as Yetta Monopoli

2011

Twelve Thirty as Eve

2009

Frame Of Mind as Thelma

2007

Pushing Daisies as Mamma Jacobs

2004

Second Best as Dorothea

2003

Dead Like Me as Phyllis

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Paula Haggerty

1999

Once and Again as Not available

1999

$pent as Mrs. Walsh

1999

Judy Berlin as Sue Berlin

1999

30 Days as Barbara Trainer

1998

Hercules as Alcmene (voice)

1998

A Chance of Snow as Ruth Pulmer

1997

Hercules as Alcmene (voice)

1996

Suddenly Susan as Helen 'Nana' Keane

1994

Scarlett as Not available

1994

My Breast as Milly

1993

The Odd Couple: Together Again as Gloria Unger

1991

The Commish as Ann Palmer

1990

Law & Order as Mrs. Bream

1990

Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Dora Mattingly

1988

My First Love as Ruth Waxman

1988

Winnie as Mrs. Drake

1988

After the Rain as Rachel Bonner

1987

thirtysomething as Not available

1987

Real Men as Mom Pirandello

1987

End of the Line as Jean Haney

1987

I'll Take Manhattan as Sarah Amberville

1986

Lovejoy as Miss Lillian

1986

Vital Signs as Frances

1985

The Execution as Sophie Langbein

1984

Kate & Allie as Not available

1984

Double Trouble as Margo Foster

1983

Reggie as Elizabeth Potter

1982

Family Ties as Aunt Rosemary

1982

Tucker's Witch as Ellen Hobbes

1982

Working as Schoolteacher

1982

Not Just Another Affair as Martha Dawson

1982

Two of a Kind as Dottie Minor

1982

Barefoot In the Park as Mrs. Banks

1980

Breaking Away as Evelyn Stohler

1980

To Race the Wind as Mrs. Krents

1980

Private Benjamin as Harriet Benjamin

1979

Roots: The Next Generations as Dodie Brattle

1979

Backstairs at the White House as Mamie Eisenhower

1979

Breaking Away as Evelyn Stoller

1979

The Bell Jar as Jay Cee

1978

Summer of My German Soldier as Mrs. Bergen

1978

Child of Glass as Emily Armsworth

1977

Lou Grant as Not available

1977

79 Park Avenue as Kaati Fludjicki

1977

Tell Me My Name as Emily McPhail

1975

Barney Miller as Elizabeth Miller

1975

Bronk as Not available

1975

For the Use of the Hall as Charlotte

1973

Diana as Norma Brodnik

1972

To Be Young, Gifted and Black as Not available

1971

McMillan & Wife as Emily Church

1971

The Rank and File as Not available

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Judith Chandler

1970

Original Cast Album: Company as Self / Sarah

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

Ironside as Not available

1967

The Invaders as Gale Frazer

1964

One Potato, Two Potato as Julie Cullen Richards

1963

The Fugitive as Aiemee Rennick

1963

Mr. Novak as Mary Smith

1963

The Caretakers as Edna

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Dr. Jane Waterleigh

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Isabel Smith

1962

The Virginian as Ellen Beecher

1961

Ben Casey as Not available

1961

Dr. Kildare as Peggy Farrow

1961

The Defenders as Fran Helber

1961

The Defenders as Shirley Lowell

1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre as Not available

1960

Route 66 as Not available

1959

The Twilight Zone as Myra Russell

1959

Rawhide as Liz Harmon

1958

Naked City as Rosalind Faber

1958

Naked City as Sarah Hinson

1958

Naked City as Marcia Kormack

1957

Decoy as Anne

1957

Decoy as Mrs. Foley

1956

Giant as Mary Lou Decker

1955

Playwrights '56 as Not available

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Emily Armsworth

1951

Love of Life as Not available

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Maggie Correll

1947

Kraft Television Theatre as Not available