Barbara Barrie (born Barbara Ann Berman; May 23, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American stage and screen actress. She is best known for Barney Miller, Breaking Away, and Suddenly Susan. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Breaking Away and was subsequently nominated for an Emmy Award for reprising the role on the TV series adaptation.
Barrie was married to Jay Harnick until his death in 2007. The couple had two children.
Works with Barbara Barrie:
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Film
- 1956 Giant: Mary Lou Decker (Uncredited Role)
- 1963 The Caretakers: Edna
- 1964 One Potato Two Potato: Julie Cullen Richards
- 1975 For The Use Of The Hall: Charlotte (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1977 Tell Me My Name: Emily McPhail (TV Movie)
- 1978 Summer of My German Soldier: Mrs. Bergen (TV Movie)
- 1979 The Bell Jar: Jay Cee
- 1979 Breaking Away: Evelyn Stohler
- Reprised role in Breaking Away (1980-81)
- 1980 To Race The Wind: Mrs. Krents (TV Movie)
- 1980 Private Benjamin: Harriet Benjamin
- Reprised role in 1 episode of Private Benjamin (1981) (1981)
- 1981 The Children Nobody Wanted: Hanna (TV Movie)
- 1982 Barefoot in the Park: Mrs. Banks (TV Movie)
- 1982 Not Just Another Affair: Martha Dawson (TV Movie)
- 1982 Two of a Kind: Dottie Minor (TV Movie)
- 1985 The Execution: Sophie Langbein (TV Movie)
- 1986 Vital Signs: Frances (TV Movie)
- 1987 End Of The Line: Jean Haney
- 1987 Real Men: Mom Pirandello
- 1988 After the Rain: Rachel Bonner
- 1988 Winnie: Mrs. Drake (TV Movie)
- 1988 My First Love: Ruth Waxman (TV Movie)
- 1990 Kojak Flowers For Matty: Dora Mattingly (TV Movie)
- 1990 Guess Whos Coming For Christmas: Delores (TV Movie)
- 1993 The Odd Couple Together Again: Gloria Unger (TV Movie)
- 1994 My Breast: Milly (TV Movie)
- 1997 Hercules: Alcmene
- Reprised role in 1 episode of Hercules: The Animated Series (1998) and Hercules Zero To Hero (1999)
- 1998 A Chance Of Snow: Ruth Pulmer
- 1999 Judy Berlin: Sue Berlin
- 1999 Spent: Mrs. Walsh
- 1999 Thirty Days: Barbara Trainer
- 2004 Second Best: Dorothea
- 2005 Fathers and Sons: Ruth (TV Movie)
- 2009 Frame Of Mind: Thelma
- 2009 The Six Wives Of Henry Lefay: Mae
- 2010 Harvest: Yetta Monopoli
- 2010 Twelve Thirty: Eve
- 2018 Above All Things: Maggie
Short Films
- 1982 Wonder Woman In Cheetah On The Prowl: Hippolyta
Television
- 1955-56 Kraft Theatre: Hazel (2 episodes)
- 1956 Playwrights 56: Verna Anderson (1 episode)
- 1957 Robert Montgomery Presents: Maggie Correll (1 episode)
- 1957 Suspicion: Ethel (1 episode)
- 1957-58 Decoy: Mrs. Foley/Anne (2 episodes)
- 1960 Love of Life: Ginny Crandall
- 1960 Play Of The Week: Lila (1 episode)
- 1961 Armstrong Circle Theatre: Joanna Sommers (1 episode)
- 1961 The United States Steel Hour: Trina Trent (1 episode)
- 1961 Great Ghost Tales: Paula (1 episode)
- 1961-64 The Defenders (1961): Fran Helber/Shirley Lowell (3 episodes)
- 1962 Route 66: Celia Monteros (1 episode)
- 1962 The Untouchables: Cheryl Hines (1 episode)
- 1962 Naked City: Rosalind Faber/Sarah Hinson/Marcia Kormack (3 episodes)
- 1963 Dr. Kildare: Peggy Farrow (1 episode)
- 1963 The Virginian: Ellen Beecher (1 episode)
- 1963 The Twilight Zone (1959): Myra Russell (1 episode)
- 1963-65 Ben Casey: Martha Dignan/Ellen Tevlin (2 episodes)
- 1963 Alcoa Premiere: Virginia Stanley (1 episode)
- 1964 Mr Novak: Mary Smith (1 episode)
- 1964 The Doctors And The Nurses: Laura Crane (1 episode)
- 1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Isabel Smith/Dr. Jane Waterleigh (2 episodes)
- 1965 The Fugitive: Aimee Rennick (1 episode)
- 1965 Rawhide: Liz Harmon (1 episode)
- 1965 The Trials Of O Brien: Jean Fields (1 episode)
- 1966 Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre: Laurel Catlan (1 episode)
- 1967 Ironside (1967): Myra Dupont (1 episode)
- 1967 The Invaders (1967): Gale Frazer (1 episode)
- 1973 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: Tina Bordeaux (1 episode)
- 1973-74 Diana: Norma Brodnik (10 episodes)
- 1974 The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Judith Chandler (1 episode)
- 1975 Bronk: Lorna (1 episode)
- 1975 McMillan & Wife: Emily Church (1 episode)
- 1975-78 Barney Miller: Elizabeth Miller (37 episodes)
- 1977 Harold Robbins 79 Park Avenue: Kaati Fludjicki (1 episode)
- 1978 The Magical World of Disney: Emily Armsworth (1 episode)
- 1978 Visions: Eva Lewis (1 episode)
- 1979 Backstairs At The White House: Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (4 episodes)
- 1979 Roots The Next Generations: Dodie Brattle (1 episode)
- 1979 Lou Grant: Edna Raines (1 episode)
- 1982 American Playhouse: Schoolteacher (1 episode)
- 1982-83 Tuckers Witch: Ellen Hobbes
- 1983 Reggie: Elizabeth Potter (1 episode)
- 1984 Trapper John, M.D.: Dr. Kate Potter (1 episode)
- 1984-85 Double Trouble: Aunt Margo (15 episodes)
- 1986 Kate & Allie: Anne (1 episode)
- 1987 Ill Take Manhattan: Mrs. Sarah Amberville (2 episodes)
- 1987 Mr President: Peggie (2 episodes)
- 1987 Family Ties: Aunt Rosemary (1 episode)
- 1988-90 thirtysomething: Barbara Steadman (2 episodes)
- 1989 A Fine Romance: Aunt Grace (1 episode)
- 1991 Babes: Mom (1 episode)
- 1992 Law & Order: Mrs. Bream (1 episode)
- 1992 Afterschool Special: Anne Charney (2 episodes)
- 1992 The Fifth Corner: Lois (1 episode)
- 1993 Lovejoy: Miss Lillian (1 episode)
- 1994 CBS Schoolbreak Special: Shirley (1 episode)
- 1994 Scarlett: Pauline Robillard (2 episodes)
- 1994 The Commish: Ann Palmer (1 episode)
- 1996-2000 Suddenly Susan: Helen “Nana” Keane
- 2000 Once and Again: Peg Sammler (1 episode)
- 2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Paula Haggerty (1 episode)
- 2004 Dead Like Me: Phyllis (2 episodes)
- 2007 Pushing Daisies: Mamma Jacobs (1 episode)
- 2009 Surviving Suburbia: Val (1 episode)
- 2009 Army Wives: Virginia (1 episode)
- 2010 Nurse Jackie: Libby Sussman (1 episode)
- 2011 Enlightened: Carol (1 episode)
