- Barbara Barrie
Infobox actor
name = Barbara Barrie
birthdate =May 23 1931 (age 77)
birthplace =Chicago, Illinois
occupation =Film , stage,television actress Barbara Barrie (born
May 23 1931 ) is an American Academy Award-nominatedactress and author ofchildren's books .Biography
Personal life
Barrie was born as Barbara Ann Berman in
Chicago, Illinois , ofJew ish heritage,cite news | last =Pfefferman| first =Naomi| coauthors=| title =Worshipping Suburbia| pages=| publisher =The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles| date =2000-02-25 | url =http://www.jewishjournal.com/old/judyberlin.2.25.0.htm| accessdate =2006-12-13 ] the daughter of Frances Rose (née Boruszak) and Louis Berman. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/62/Barbara-Barrie.html Barbara Barrie Biography (1931-) ] ] She was raised inTexas . Barrie is a widow and the mother of two children, Aaron and Jane. Her late husband, Jay Harnick (d. 2007), was the brother of the musical lyricistSheldon Harnick ("Fiddler on the Roof ").She was treated successfully for
rectal cancer and wrote a memoir, "Second Act: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures", about the experience.Career
Barrie has had a lengthy career on stage and in film and television. She received the award for Prix d'interprétation féminine (best actress - tied with
Anne Bancroft ) at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival for her role in "One Potato, Two Potato ," a breakthrough film about an interracial marriage and institutionalized American anti-miscegenation. Her other high-profile roles have been as Susan's (Brooke Shields ) grandmother on thesitcom "Suddenly Susan ", and as the title character'sHal Linden wife on the comedy-drama "Barney Miller ". In the mid-2000s, Barrie played a recurring role on theShowtime cable-TV drama series "Dead Like Me ".In 1970, Barrie earned a
Tony Award nomination for her role in the original Broadway production ofStephen Sondheim 's musical "Company", in which she played "Sarah", the weight-watching,karate -practicing married friend of the lead character, "Robert". Barrie is the author of two critically acclaimednovel s for young adults: "Lone Star" (1989) and "Adam Zigzag" (1995).A near-encounter with Barrie is the subject of
Christine Lavin 's song "The Moment Slipped Away."Awards
* 1964 winner.
Cannes Film Festival Prix d'interprétation féminine (Best Actress): as "Julie Richards" inOne Potato, Two Potato . (Tied withAnne Bancroft for thePumpkin Eater )
* 1970 nomination,Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical : as "Sarah" in "Company"
* 1980 nomination,Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress : as "Evelyn Stoller", the mother of the main character in "Breaking Away ".References
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