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United States Barbara Barrie is an American actress and author known for her extensive work in film, television, and theatre, earning critical acclaim and awards throughout her career. Her diverse roles have resonated with audiences and critics alike.
Academy Award-nominated actress Barbara Barrie shares insights into acting and how the craft has affected her life for "How Art Changed Me" | Season 2 | Episode 9.
Actress and New Yorker Barbara Barrie discusses her family's style, proving that great style is genetic, in a promotional video.
Barbara Ann Berman, known professionally as Barbara Barrie, was born on May 23, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. She cultivated her acting skills early, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama from the University of Texas at Austin in 1952. Her career began on stage, with a professional debut in a resident theatre company in Corning, New York, in 1953, where she performed the lead in ‘The Moon is Blue.’ This early experience laid the groundwork for a prolific career in various mediums.
Barrie’s breakthrough in film occurred in 1964 with the groundbreaking racial drama ‘One Potato, Two Potato,’ portraying Julie Cullen Richards. Her performance earned her the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film itself was noted for addressing racial tensions, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay. In 1979, she garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Evelyn Stohler in ‘Breaking Away,’ a role she later reprised for the television series based on the film, earning an Emmy Award nomination in 1981.
Her distinguished theatre career includes a Tony Award nomination in 1971 for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for originating the role of Sarah in Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company.’ She also received an Obie Award for Best Actress and a Drama Desk Award for Most Outstanding Performance in 1974 for her Off-Broadway role as Sparky in ‘The Killdeer.’ Beyond acting, Barrie is an accomplished author, having written two children’s books, ‘Lone Star’ (1990) and ‘Adam ZigZag’ (1994), and two books detailing her battle with colorectal cancer, ‘Second Act’ (1997) and ‘Don’t Die of Embarrassment’ (1999), emphasizing the importance of early detection.
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