Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

🎂 23rd May 1931 (94 yrs) 📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

Hercules

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.

Barbara Barrie

Movies Featuring Barbara Barrie

Things Like This

Things Like This (2025)

as Portia Anthony
The Magnificent Meyersons

The Magnificent Meyersons (2023)

as Celeste
Keeping Company with Sondheim

Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022)

as Self
Significant Other

Significant Other (2020)

as Helene Berman
Above All Things

Above All Things (2018)

as Maggie
Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Harvest

Harvest (2011)

as Yetta Monopoli
Twelve Thirty

Twelve Thirty (2011)

as Eve
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009)

as Mae
Frame Of Mind

Frame Of Mind (2009)

as Thelma
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons (2005)

as Ruth
Second Best

Second Best (2004)

as Dorothea
Judy Berlin

Judy Berlin (1999)

as Sue Berlin
30 Days

30 Days (1999)

as Barbara Trainer
$pent

$pent (1999)

as Mrs. Walsh
A Chance of Snow

A Chance of Snow (1998)

as Ruth Pulmer
Hercules

Hercules (1997)

as Alcmene (voice)
My Breast

My Breast (1994)

as Milly
The Odd Couple: Together Again

The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993)

as Gloria Unger
No Image

First Impressions (1992)

as Anne Charney
UFO Cafe

UFO Cafe (1990)

as Delores
Kojak: Flowers For Matty

Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990)

as Dora Mattingly
My First Love

My First Love (1988)

as Ruth Waxman
Winnie

Winnie (1988)

as Mrs. Drake
After the Rain

After the Rain (1988)

as Rachel Bonner
Real Men

Real Men (1987)

as Mom Pirandello
End of the Line

End of the Line (1987)

as Jean Haney
No Image

Vital Signs (1986)

as Frances
The Execution

The Execution (1985)

as Sophie Langbein
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind (1982)

as Dottie Minor
Not Just Another Affair

Not Just Another Affair (1982)

as Martha Dawson
Working

Working (1982)

as Schoolteacher
Barefoot In the Park

Barefoot In the Park (1982)

as Mrs. Banks
The Children Nobody Wanted

The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)

as Hanna
Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin (1980)

as Harriet Benjamin
To Race the Wind

To Race the Wind (1980)

as Mrs. Krents
Breaking Away

Breaking Away (1979)

as Evelyn Stoller
The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar (1979)

as Jay Cee
Summer of My German Soldier

Summer of My German Soldier (1978)

as Mrs. Bergen
Child of Glass

Child of Glass (1978)

as Emily Armsworth
Tell Me My Name

Tell Me My Name (1977)

as Emily McPhail
For the Use of the Hall

For the Use of the Hall (1975)

as Charlotte
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

The Rank and File

The Rank and File (1971)

Original Cast Album: Company

Original Cast Album: Company (1970)

as Self / Sarah
One Potato, Two Potato

One Potato, Two Potato (1964)

as Julie Cullen Richards
The Caretakers

The Caretakers (1963)

as Edna
Giant

Giant (1956)

as Mary Lou Decker