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{{Short description|American actress (born 1945)}}
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| birth_name = Adrienne Jo Barbeau
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| years_active = 1968–present
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'''Adrienne Jo Barbeau''' (born ], ]) is an ] ], ], ] and ] actress. Barbeau came to prominence through her role as ]'s divorced daughter, Carol Trainer, in the 1970s ], '']'', and in several early 1980s horror and science fiction films. A sex symbol during that time, her more notable film work includes '']'', '']'' and '']''. '''Adrienne Jo Barbeau''' (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical '']'', and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by ]) on the sitcom '']'' (1972–1978).<ref name="TVGuide">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/adrienne-barbeau/credits/138280/|title=Adrienne Barbeau|website=]|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212144851/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/adrienne-barbeau/credits/138280/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including '']'' (1980), '']'' (1981), '']'' (1982), and '']'' (1982). She also provided the voice of ] in the ]. In the 2000s, she appeared on the ] series '']'' (2003–2005) as Ruthie.


==Biography== ==Early life==
Barbeau was born on June 11, 1945, in ],{{sfn|Barbeau|2006|p=95}}<ref>{{Citation|title=John Willis' Theatre World: Volume 29|page=239|date=1972|publisher=Crown Publishers}}</ref> the daughter of Armene (née Nalbandian) and Joseph Barbeau, who was a public relations executive for ].<ref name="oil">{{cite news |title=ADRIENNE BARBEAU PUTS "BEST' FOOT FORWARD |work=] |date=July 18, 1993 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_text_direct-0=0EB0DA5E92F8D9D1&p_field_direct-0=document_id |access-date=December 10, 2007 |archive-date=December 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208100202/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_text_direct-0=0EB0DA5E92F8D9D1&p_field_direct-0=document_id |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother was of ] descent and her father's ancestry was French Canadian, Irish, and German.<ref name="Nakhnikian agbu">{{cite web |url=https://agbu.org/news-item/the-glamour-of-hollywood-armenians-in-show-biz/ |title=THE GLAMOUR OF HOLLYWOOD: ARMENIANS IN SHOW BIZ |last=Nakhnikian |first=Elise |date=December 1, 1992 |website=] |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228080517/https://agbu.org/news-item/the-glamour-of-hollywood-armenians-in-show-biz/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{sfn|Barbeau|2006|pp=5–6}} She has a sister, Jocelyn, and a half brother on her father's side, Robert Barbeau, who still resides in the Sacramento area.{{sfn|Barbeau|2006|p=33}} She attended ] in ]. After graduating in 1963,<ref name="Singh">{{cite web|url=https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san_joses_favorite_daughter/|last=Singh|first=Gary|title=San Jose's Favorite Daughter|work=Sanjoseinside|access-date=July 8, 2023|date=March 20, 2008|archive-date=July 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708053421/https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san_joses_favorite_daughter/|url-status=live}}</ref> she enrolled at ] in ], but dropped out at age 19 to participate in a USO Tour with the San Jose Light Opera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/barbeau.htm|last=Hall|first=Ken|title=Everything Adrienne Barbeau Collects Gets Put To Good Use|work=Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine|access-date=July 8, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331064326/http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/barbeau.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In her autobiography, Barbeau says that she first caught the show business bug while entertaining troops at army bases throughout Southeast Asia, touring with the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Review-Fun-Evening-of-Adrienne-Barbeaus-THERE-ARE-WORSE-THINGS-I-COULD-DO-20180409 |title=BWW Review: Fun Evening of Adrienne Barbeau's THERE ARE WORSE THINGS I COULD DO |last=Grigware |first=Don |date=April 9, 2018 |website=] |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924152857/https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Review-Fun-Evening-of-Adrienne-Barbeaus-THERE-ARE-WORSE-THINGS-I-COULD-DO-20180409 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Early life===
Barbeau was born in ], the daughter of Arman and Joseph Barbeau, who was a public relations executive for ].<ref name="oil">{{cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=ADRIENNE BARBEAU PUTS "BEST' FOOT FORWARD|pages=|publisher=Sacramento Bee|date=]|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SB&p_theme=sb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0DA5E92F8D9D1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=2007-12-10}}</ref> Barbeau's father was ] and her mother ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800043887/bio |title= Adrienne Barbeau Biography |accessdate=2006-10-29 |work= Yahoo! Movies }}</ref> She attended ] in San Jose, California. In her autobiography, Barbeau says that she first caught the showbiz bug while entertaining troops at army bases throughout Southeast Asia touring with the ] Civic Light Opera.<ref name="Bb">{{cite book
| last = Barbeau | first = Adrienne | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2006-04-15 | title = There Are Worse Things I Could Do | publisher = Carroll & Graf | location = New York | id = ISBN 0-7867-1637-1 | pages = 33 }}.</ref>


===Career=== ==Career==
===1960s–1989===
In the late 1960s, Barbeau moved to ] and worked "for the mob"<ref name="Bb">{{cite book
In the late 1960s, Barbeau moved to New York City and worked "for the mob"{{sfn|Barbeau|2006|p=51}} as a ]. She made her Broadway debut in the chorus of '']'' and later took the role of Hodel, Tevye's daughter; ] played her character's sister Tzeitel. She left ''Fiddler'' in 1971 to play the leading role of Cookie Kovac in the off-Broadway nudie musical ''Stag Movie''. Barbeau, as Cookie Kovac, and ], as Rip Cord, were "quite jolly and deserve to be congratulated on the lack of embarrassment they show when, on occasion, they have to wander around stark naked. They may not be sexy but they certainly keep cheerful," wrote '']'' theater critic ] in an otherwise negative review.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00615FA3959107B93C6A9178AD85F458785F9 | work= ] | first= Clive | last= Barnes | author-link= Clive Barnes | date= January 4, 1971 | page= 39 | access-date= June 15, 2012 | title= Stage: '71 Is Off to a Lamentable Start; 'Stag Movie,' a Musical, Opens at the Gate | archive-date= February 22, 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140222231538/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00615FA3959107B93C6A9178AD85F458785F9 | url-status= live }}</ref> Barbeau went on to star in more than 25 musicals and plays, including '']'', '']'', and '']''. She received a ] and a 1972 ] nomination for her portrayal of tough-girl Rizzo in ''Grease''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.artsatl.org/preview-revival-pippin-adrienne-barbeau/ |title=Preview: With the revival of "Pippin," Adrienne Barbeau's career hits the literal high wire |last=Farmer |first=Jim |date=May 4, 2015 |website=ARTS ATL |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924152859/https://www.artsatl.org/preview-revival-pippin-adrienne-barbeau/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| last = Barbeau | first = Adrienne | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2006-04-15 | title = There Are Worse Things I Could Do | publisher = Carroll & Graf | location = New York | id = ISBN 0-7867-1637-1 | pages = 51 }}.</ref> as a ], as well as appearing ] in a "nudie musical" called ''Stag Movie'', before making her ] debut in '']'', playing Tevye's daughter, Hodel. She has since starred in over 25 musicals and plays, among them ''Women Behind Bars'', '']'', and '']'', as tough-girl Rizzo, for which she received a Theater Guild award and a 1972 ] nomination.


During the 1970s, Barbeau starred as the daughter of Bea Arthur's title character on the comedy series '']'', which ran from 1972 to 1978. In her autobiography, ''There Are Worse Things I Could Do'', she remarked: "What I didn't know is that when I said , I was usually walking down a flight of stairs and no one was even listening to me. They were just watching my breasts precede me." During the 1970s, Barbeau starred as Carol Traynor, the daughter of ] title character, on the comedy series ''Maude'', which ran from 1972 to 1978 (actress ] had originated the role of Carol in a 1972 episode of '']'', also titled "Maude," alongside Arthur).<ref>{{cite news |last=Nolasco |first=Stephanie |date=July 21, 2019 |title='Maude' actress Adrienne Barbeau recalls bonding with Bea Arthur: 'I learned so much about comedy from her' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/maude-adrienne-barbeau-bea-arthur |work=] |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> In her autobiography, ''There Are Worse Things I Could Do'', Barbeau remarked: "What I didn't know is that when I said I was usually walking down a flight of stairs and no one was even listening to me. They were just watching my breasts precede me." During the last season of ''Maude'', Barbeau did not appear in the majority of the episodes. In a 2009 '']'' TV interview, Barbeau mentioned that she had good on- and off-camera chemistry with Arthur; she said that the two stayed close until Arthur's death on April 25, 2009.<ref>{{cite episode |series=Entertainment Tonight |series-link=Entertainment Tonight |date=May 1, 2009}}</ref> Barbeau and Arthur reunited on camera during a 2007 taping of '']'', reminiscing about their long-running friendship and their years as co-stars on ''Maude''.<ref>{{cite episode |series=The View |series-link=The View (talk show) |date=March 20, 2007}}</ref> About her relationship with Arthur, Barbeau said in a 2018 interview with ]:
<blockquote>"I was doing an interview for this one-woman show that I am doing and the interviewer asked, 'What do people usually ask you,' and I said, 'They always want to know what it was like working with Bea.' She was fantastic and, you know, I realized years later how much I took it for granted because it was my first experience on television. I just assumed that everyone was as giving as she was, as professional as she was, that everyone who was doing a TV show showed up knowing their lines and showed up on time and was willing to say to the writers, 'I think this line was funnier if Adie had said it or Conrad had said it or Bill had said it.' I mean, she was just the best, she was the best, very funny. She was not Maude when she wasn't saying those lines. I don't know if I'd say she was quiet. She was a homebody. She had her sons, her dog and her cooking and she wasn't into the celebrity scene and she was a great lady. I loved her dearly and we had a great cast and they were my family for six years. I loved each of them and all of them and it was the best experience anyone could've had, being introduced to television like that!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/268471/brainwaves-episode-80-legendary-actress-adrienne-barbeau-listen-now|title=Brainwaves Episode 80: Legendary Actress Adrienne Barbeau|website=]|date=March 8, 2018|access-date=March 9, 2018|archive-date=October 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003062122/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/268471/brainwaves-episode-80-legendary-actress-adrienne-barbeau-listen-now/|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>


Barbeau was cast in numerous television films and on shows such as '']'', '']'', ''Valentine Magic on Love Island'' and '']''. In her autobiography she claimed: "I actually thought CBS asked me to be on ''Battle of the Network Stars'' because they thought I was athletic. My husband clued me in: who cared if I won the race, as long as I bounced when I ran?"<ref name="Bb">{{cite book Barbeau was cast in numerous television films and series such as '']'', '']'', ''Valentine Magic on Love Island'', and '']''. In her autobiography, she claimed: "I actually thought ] asked me to be on ''Battle of the Network Stars'' because they thought I was athletic. My husband clued me in: who cared if I won the race, as long as I bounced when I ran?"{{sfn|Barbeau|2006|p=114}}
| last = Barbeau | first = Adrienne | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2006 | title = There Are Worse Things I Could Do | publisher = Carroll & Graf | location = New York | id = ISBN 0-7867-1637-1 |pages = 114 }}</ref>


The popularity of Barbeau's 1978 ] poster confirmed her status as a sex symbol. While reviewers have sometimes criticized her acting ability,<ref name="siskel">{{cite web | title=Escape from New York"| authorlink=Gene Siskel | author=Gene Siskel | work=] review | url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/1817/escape/esc-sisk.html | accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> Barbeau's popularity stemmed partly from what critic ] referred to as the "two enormous talents on that woman",<ref name="talents">{{cite web | author=Briggs, Joe Bob | authorlink=Joe Bob Briggs | title="The Fog" Intro | url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/mvtranscripts/fog.html | accessmonthday=] | accessyear=]}}</ref> and her typecasting as a "tough broad". Barbeau refused offers to appear topless in '']'', although shots from an early nude shoot (in which she appeared topless) appeared in ''High Society'' in July 1980. In some Off-Broadway plays (early in her career), and in several movies, she has appeared topless as well. Despite her initial success, she said at the time that she thought of ] as a "flesh market", and that she would rather appear in films that "explore the human condition" and "deal with issues".<ref name="ebert">{{cite web | author= Roger Ebert | authorlink=Roger Ebert| title=Interview with Adrienne Barbeau|work=] | url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19800203/PEOPLE/2030301/1023 | accessmonthday=] | accessyear=] |date=1980-02-03}}</ref> The popularity of Barbeau's 1978 ] poster confirmed her status as a ]. Barbeau's popularity stemmed partly from what critic ] referred to as the "two enormous talents on that woman,"<ref name="talents">{{cite web |author=Briggs, Joe Bob |author-link=Joe Bob Briggs |title="The Fog" Intro |url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/mvtranscripts/fog.html |access-date=April 6, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307041221/http://www.joebobbriggs.com/mvtranscripts/fog.html |archive-date=March 7, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and her typecasting as a "tough broad". Despite her initial success, she said at the time that she thought of Hollywood as a "flesh market" and that she would rather appear in films that "explore the human condition" and "deal with issues".<ref name="ebert">{{cite web| author=Roger Ebert| author-link=Roger Ebert| title=Interview with Adrienne Barbeau| work=]| url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19800203%2FPEOPLE%2F2030301%2F1023| access-date=March 9, 2006| date=February 3, 1980| archive-date=June 29, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629053538/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19800203%2FPEOPLE%2F2030301%2F1023| url-status=dead}}</ref>


Barbeau was cast by her then-husband, director ], in his 1980 horror film, '']'', which was her first theatrical film appearance. The film was released in on February 1, 1980 and was a theatrical success, grossing over $21 million in the ] alone,<ref name="foggross">{{cite web | title=The Fog (1980) | work=Box Office Mojo | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fog.htm | accessmonthday=] |accessyear=]}}</ref> and establishing Barbeau as a genre film star. She subsequently appeared in a number of early-1980s horror and science fiction films, a number of which have now become ], including '']'' (also from Carpenter), '']'' and '']''. Barbeau's then-husband, director ], cast her in his horror film, '']'' (1980), which was her first theatrical film appearance. The film was released on February 1, 1980, and was a theatrical success, grossing over $21 million in the United States alone,<ref name="foggross">{{cite web | title=The Fog (1980) | work=Box Office Mojo | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fog.htm |access-date=March 9, 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060213042546/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fog.htm| archive-date= February 13, 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> and establishing Barbeau as a genre film star. She subsequently appeared in a number of early-1980s horror and science fiction films, including '']'' (1981) (also from Carpenter), '']'' (1982) and '']'' (1982). Of her screen work with Carpenter, Barbeau has stated: "John is a great director. He knows what he wants and he knows how to get it. It's simple and it's easy ."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.terrortrap.com/interviews/adriennebarbeau/ |title=Terror and the Dame: An Interview with Adrienne Barbeau |date=February 2006 |publisher=The Terror Trap |access-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120213325/http://www.terrortrap.com/interviews/adriennebarbeau/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


She also appeared in the high-grossing ] comedy '']'' in 1981 and as the shrewish wife of ] in '']'' (1986). For the remainder of the 1980s, Barbeau mostly starred in low-budget fare, like the spoof '']'', co-starring ]. She appeared in 1986's '']'', a library skills series presented as a serialized science fiction story. She also appeared in the ] comedy '']'' (1981),<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=June 20, 1981 |title='CANNONBALL RUN' WITH BURT REYNOLDS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/20/movies/cannonball-run-with-burt-reynolds.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212131923/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/20/movies/cannonball-run-with-burt-reynolds.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and as the shrewish wife of ]'s character in '']'' (1986). Barbeau also starred in the comedy '']'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kwn7zv/off-hollywood-adrienne-barbeau |title=Off Hollywood - Adrienne Barbeau |last=Stratford |first=Jennifer |date=April 2, 2012 |website=] |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924152856/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kwn7zv/off-hollywood-adrienne-barbeau |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Recent career=== ===1990s–present===
Barbeau continues to explore new fields ranging from a one-woman Off-Broadway show, hosting a talk show, to releasing an album of folk songs. In the 1990s, Barbeau mostly appeared in made-for-television films such as ]'s '']'' in 1992, as well as playing Oswald's mother on '']'' and ] on '']'' and '']''. She also worked as a television talk show host and a weekly book reviewer for KABC talk radio in Los Angeles. In 1999, she guest starred in the '']'' episode "]" as Romulan ]. In the 1990s, Barbeau mostly appeared in made-for-television films such as ]'s '']'' (1992), as well as playing Oswald's mother on '']'' and gaining new fame among animation fans as ] on ''Batman: The Animated Series'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Devores |first=Courtney |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Talking shop with scream queen Adrienne Barbeau part of Mad Monster's weekend lineup |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article226582604.html |work=] |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308114520/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article226582604.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://batman-news.com/2019/06/22/batman-remastered-and-rewatched-episodes-15-16/ |title=Batman: Remastered and Rewatched Episodes 15 & 16 – Catwoman's Debut |last=Frederiksen |first=Eric |date=June 22, 2019 |website=Batman-News.com |access-date=June 22, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924152859/https://batman-news.com/2019/06/22/batman-remastered-and-rewatched-episodes-15-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


She also worked as a television talk show host and a weekly book reviewer for ] ] in Los Angeles. In 1999, she guest starred in the '']'' episode "]" as ] Senator Kimara Cretak.<ref name="TVGuide" />
In 1998, Barbeau released her debut album as a folk singer, the self-titled '']''. She starred in the cartoon series '']'' doing the voice of villieness Helga Von Guggen in seasons 1, 2 and 4. From 2003 to 2005, she starred on the ] series '']''. November 2001 she starred as herself in Sabrina the Teenage Witch in the Episode The Gift of Gab. From March to May of 2006, she starred as ] in the off-Broadway play ''The Property Known as Garland''.<ref>{{cite news
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In 1998, Barbeau released her debut album as a folk singer, the self-titled ''Adrienne Barbeau''. She starred in the cartoon series '']'' doing the voice of villainess Helga Von Guggen in seasons 1, 2 and 4.<ref>{{cite episode |series=Totally Spies! |series-link=Totally Spies! |season=1, 2, 4 |number=(S1) 15, 22, (S2) 24, (S4) 1, 5, 18}}</ref>
Barbeau played Barbara Florentine in Rob Zombie's ''Halloween'', a "reimagining" of the 1978 classic ], written and directed by her first husband, John Carpenter. Her scene was cut from the theatrical version of the film, but will be available when the movie is released on DVD.


From 2003 to 2005, she starred on the ] series ''Carnivàle''.<ref name="TVGuide" /> From March to May 2006, she starred as ] in the off-Broadway play ''The Property Known as Garland''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Isherwood |first=Charles |title=At the Actors' Playhouse, Adrienne Barbeau Is Judy Garland |work=The New York Times |date=March 24, 2006 |url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/theater/reviews/24garl.html |access-date=December 30, 2007 |archive-date=April 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402034230/http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/theater/reviews/24garl.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Adrienne's autobiography "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" was published in 2006 by Carroll & Graf, rising to #11 on the Los Angeles Times Best-seller List. In August 2008 her first novel, "Vampyres of Hollywood", will be published with St. Martin's Press.


in 2007, Barbeau played a cameo role in ]'s '']'', a "reimagining" of the 1978 ], written and directed by her first husband, John Carpenter. Her scene was cut from the theatrical version of the film but is included in the DVD version.<ref>] – Special Edition DVD (2007).</ref>
===Personal life===
Barbeau was married to director John Carpenter from January 1, 1979 to 1984. The two met on the set of his 1978 TV movie, ''Someone's Watching Me!''. The couple had a son, John Cody (born May 7, 1984) shortly before they separated. During their marriage, the couple remained "totally outside Hollywood's social circles."<ref name="ebert" />


In 2009, Barbeau was cast as "The Cat Lady" in the family comedy ''The Dog Who Saved Christmas'',<ref name="TVGuide" /> as Scooter's mother in the 3D animated feature ''Fly Me to the Moon'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Nathan |date=August 14, 2008 |title=Space in 3-D |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/movies/15moon.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924152858/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/movies/15moon.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and as a hospice patient in the love story '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vegasnews.com/18841/world-premiere-of-reach-for-me-at-las-vegas-hilton.html |title=World Premiere of 'Reach For Me' at Las Vegas Hilton |date=January 23, 2010 |website=VegasNews.com |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108064600/https://www.vegasnews.com/18841/world-premiere-of-reach-for-me-at-las-vegas-hilton.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Barbeau married actor/playwright ] on December 31, 1992. He is the brother of musician/actor ]. She gave birth to twin boys, Walker Steven and William Dalton Van Zandt, on March 17, 1997, at the age of 51.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000105/bio |title= Adrienne Barbeau Biography |accessdate=2007-07-29 |work= IMDb }}</ref>


Also in 2009, Barbeau had guest spots in the first episode of ]'s hit series '']'' (Season 4).<ref name="TVGuide" />
==Selected Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
She voiced the Greek goddess ] in the video game '']'' released for the ] in March 2010. In August 2010, she began a role on the long-running ] daytime drama '']''.<ref name="TVGuide" />That same year, she had a short-lived role as Victoria Grayson’s (Madelyn Stowe)mother on the hit ABC drama Revenge. In 2014 Barbeau returned in the final season of Revenge. On her death bed she revealed a shocking secret about Victoria’s real father.
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
In 2012, she voiced UNSC scientist Dr. Tilson in the highly anticipated game '']'', released on the Xbox 360 in November 2012. She voiced characters in the ].<ref name="MM">{{cite video game | developer=] | publisher=] | scene=Credits, 5:40 in, Talent | title=] | year=2015}}</ref>

She appears in '']'' (2012), playing the former wife of ]'s character.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wloszczyna |first=Susan |date=October 23, 2012 |title=Small parts but no small actors in 'Argo' |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20121023/282454231237474 |work=] |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

Barbeau reprised her role as Catwoman in an animated remake of the third trailer for '']''. This trailer was made to both celebrate the upcoming film as well as to promote Hub's ten episode marathon of ''Batman: The Animated Series''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maurer |first=Mark |date=July 18, 2012 |title='Batman: The Animated Series' remakes 'Dark Knight Rises' trailer with original voice actors |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2012/07/batman_the_animated_series_rem.html |work=] |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2015, she assumed the role of Berthe in '']'' with the Broadway Touring Company of the renowned musical.<ref>{{cite news |last=Buell |first=Bill |date=May 20, 2015 |title=High-flying 'Pippin' brings Adrienne Barbeau back to stage |url=https://dailygazette.com/article/2015/05/20/high-flying-pippin-brings-adrienne-barbeau-back-st |work=] |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924154403/https://dailygazette.com/article/2015/05/20/high-flying-pippin-brings-adrienne-barbeau-back-st |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rothaus |first=Steve |date=March 26, 2015 |title=And then there's Adrienne Barbeau, back on stage in 'Pippin' and on DVD in 'Maude' |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article16389116.html |work=] |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Reedy |first=R. Scott |date=January 27, 2016 |title=Adrienne Barbeau flying high in 'Pippin' |url=https://norwood.wickedlocal.com/article/20160127/ENTERTAINMENT/160127375 |work=Norwood Bulletin |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924154400/https://norwood.wickedlocal.com/article/20160127/ENTERTAINMENT/160127375 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Barbeau voiced the role of Queen Gehenna in the sci-fi musical audio series, ''The World to Come''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Adrienne-Barbeau-Joins-The-Cast-Of-Audio-Series-Musical-THE-WORLD-TO-COME-20210301 | title=Adrienne Barbeau Joins the Cast of Audio Series Musical THE WORLD TO COME | access-date=February 18, 2023 | archive-date=February 18, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218213211/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Adrienne-Barbeau-Joins-The-Cast-Of-Audio-Series-Musical-THE-WORLD-TO-COME-20210301 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Interview-GREASEs-Original-Rizzo-Adrienne-Barbeau-Talks-THE-WORLD-TO-COME-Podcast-Musical-Her-New-Book-More-20210325 | title=BWW Interview: GREASE's Original Rizzo Adrienne Barbeau Talks THE WORLD TO COME Podcast Musical, Her New Book & More! | access-date=February 18, 2023 | archive-date=February 18, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218213212/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Interview-GREASEs-Original-Rizzo-Adrienne-Barbeau-Talks-THE-WORLD-TO-COME-Podcast-Musical-Her-New-Book-More-20210325 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dctheaterarts.org/2021/03/22/15-questions-in-15-minutes-with-stage-and-screen-star-adrienne-barbeau/ | title=15 Questions in 15 Minutes with stage and screen star Adrienne Barbeau | date=March 22, 2021 | access-date=February 18, 2023 | archive-date=February 18, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218213212/https://dctheaterarts.org/2021/03/22/15-questions-in-15-minutes-with-stage-and-screen-star-adrienne-barbeau/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1978, Barbeau met director ] on the set of his television film '']'' The couple wed on January 1, 1979, and lived in Coldwater Cyn, Studio City side, reportedly remaining "totally outside Hollywood's social circles."<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbeau, Adrienne 1945- (Adrienne Jo Barbeau) |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/barbeau-adrienne-1945-adrienne-jo-barbeau |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name="ebert" /> They remained together for five years, but separated shortly after the birth of their son ] on May 7, 1984. The couple divorced later that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/features/escape-from-new-york-adrienne-barbeau-john-carpenter-40th-anniversary-1235015033/|title='Escape From New York' Star Adrienne Barbeau on Playing a Kick-Ass Action Hero and How Teenage J.J. Abrams Changed the Ending|website=Variety|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2023|archive-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310090512/https://variety.com/2021/film/features/escape-from-new-york-adrienne-barbeau-john-carpenter-40th-anniversary-1235015033/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1991, Barbeau met actor/playwright/producer ], when she was cast in the West Coast premiere of his play ''Drop Dead!''. They wed in 1992. On March 17, 1997, at the age of almost 52, Barbeau gave birth to twin boys, Walker Steven and William Dalton Van&nbsp;Zandt, quipping that she was the only one on the maternity ward who was a member of ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Haas |first=Jane Glenn |date=June 19, 2006 |title=Letting it all hang out |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2006/06/19/letting-it-all-hang-out/ |work=] |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924152903/https://www.ocregister.com/2006/06/19/letting-it-all-hang-out/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple filed for divorce in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Legendary Scream Queen Adrienne Barbeau Files for Divorce |url=https://theblast.com/c/scream-queen-adrienne-barbeau-divorce |work=The Blast |date=March 19, 2018 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924152857/https://theblast.com/c/scream-queen-adrienne-barbeau-divorce |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- |-
! Year
| ] || '']'' || Veronica Daniels || TV docudrama
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|- |-
| 1980
| ] || '']'' || Stevie Wayne ||
| '']''
| Stevie Wayne
|
|- |-
| 1981
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Marcie Thatcher ||
| '']''
| Maggie
|
|- |-
| 1981
| '']'' || Maggie ||
| '']''
| Marcie
|
|- |-
| 1982
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Alice Cable ||
| '']''
| Alice Cable
|
|- |-
| 1982
| '']'' || Wilma "Billie" Northrup ||
| '']''
| Chess Computer
|Voice
|- |-
| 1982
| ] || '']'' || Vanessa ||
| '']''
| Wilma Northrup
| Segment: "The Crate"
|- |-
| 1984
| ] || '']'' || Jessica Valdemar ||
| '']''
| Andrea
|
|- |-
| 1984
| ] || '']'' || Simone Lenoir || voice
| '']''
| Stevie Wayne
| Archival footage
|- |-
| 1986
| ] || '']'' || Barbara Florentine || ]
| '']''
| Vanessa
|
|-
| 1987
| '']''
| Lisa Grant
|
|-
| 1989
| '']''
| Dr. Kurtz
|
|-
| 1990
| ''{{sortname|The|Easter Story|nolink=1}}''
| ]
| Voice, direct-to-video short
|-
| 1990
| '']''
| Jessica Valdemar
| Segment: "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar"
|-
| 1993
| '']''
| Celeste
|
|-
| 1993
| '']''
| Main Frame Computer (voice)
| Uncredited
|-
| 1994
| ''Silk Degrees''
| Violet
|
|-
| 1995
| '']''
| Central
| Voice, uncredited
|-
| 1998
| '']''
| Simone Lenoir
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Adrienne Barbeau (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Adrienne-Barbeau/ |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023215144/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Adrienne-Barbeau/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| '']''
| Aunt Lidia
|
|-
| 2000
| '']''
| Mrs. Randall
|
|-
| 2000
| ''{{sortname|The|Convent|nolink=1}}''
| Adult Christine
|
|-
| 2002
| ''No Place Like Home''
| Evie
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Ghost Rock''
| Mattie Baker
|
|-
| 2007
| '']''
| Adoption Agency Secretary
| Her role was cut from the final finished film, but was later included on the DVD Special Edition
|-
| 2007
| '']''
| Martha
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| '']''
| Scooter's mother
| Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
|'']''
| Valerie
|
|-
| 2009
| ''Alice Jacobs Is Dead''
| Alice Jacobs
| Short film
|-
| 2012
| ''Complacent''
| Judy Sanderson
|
|-
| 2012
| '']''
| Nina / Serski
|
|-
| 2015
| '']''
| Catherine
|
|-
| 2016
| ''ISRA 88''
| Dr. Withersford
|
|-
| 2017
| '']''
| Narrator
|
|-
| 2018
| '']''
| Rita Laird
|
|-
| 2018
| ''For the Love of Jessee''
| Katharyn
|
|-
| 2020
| '']''
| Kathryn Dolan
|
|-
| 2022
| '']''
| Georgia
|
|-
| 2022
| ''Early Retirement''
| Pat
| (Short)
|-
| 2023
| ''Oddities''
| Susan
| (Short)
|-
|Rowspan="2"| 2024
|'']''
|], TV Broadcaster
|Rowspan="2"|Voice; Direct-to-Video<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Adrienne Barbeau (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Adrienne-Barbeau/ |access-date=October 18, 2023 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023215144/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Adrienne-Barbeau/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/watchmen-chapter-1-animated-film-trailer-cast-release-date-plot-boxart|title=Watchmen Chapter I: Exclusive Trailer, Voice Cast, Boxart and Release Date|first=Jim|last=Vejvoda|date=July 10, 2024|website=IGN|access-date=July 11, 2024|archive-date=July 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711025650/https://www.ign.com/articles/watchmen-chapter-1-animated-film-trailer-cast-release-date-plot-boxart|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|'']''
|Sally Jupiter / Silk Specter I, Police Dispatcher
|-
|2025
| ''The Pitch-Fork''
| Elle
| Rowspan="2"|Pre-production
|-
| TBA
| ''Kindling''
| Mother Ruth
|} |}


===Television===
==Pop culture references==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Captain Murphy, a character from the animated television series '']'', has an obsession with Barbeau and mentions her in several episodes. In the episode "I Robot" he ponders becoming an "Adrienne Barbeaubot" with laser beam eyes and "D-Cups of Justice." In the episode "I Robot Really" Captain Murphy succeeds in having his brain placed inside a robot body which he calls The Barbeau-bot. The Barbeau-bot not only has "D-Cups of Justice" but also chainsaw hands with laser targeting.
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1972–1978
| '']''
| Carol Traynor
| Regular role (93 episodes)
|-
| 1976
| ''{{sortname|The|Great Houdini|The Great Houdini (film)}}''
| Daisy White
| Television film
|-
| 1976
| '']''
| Allie Duggin
| Television film
|-
| 1977
| '']''
| Jennifer Linden
| Episode: "Turnabout"
|-
| 1977
| ''Red Alert''
| Judy Wyche
| Television film
|-
| 1977
| '']''
| Carol Bowen
| Episode: "Let Me Light the Way"
|-
| 1977
| ''Have I Got a Christmas for You''
| Marcia Levine
| Television film
|-
| 1978
| ''{{sortname|The|Fighting Nightingales|nolink=1}}''
| Maj. Kate Steele
| Television film
|-
| 1978
| ''{{sortname|The|Love Boat}}''
| Cathy Randall
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1978
| '']''
| Veronica Daniels
| Television film
|-
| 1978
| '']''
| Sophie
| Television film
|-
| 1978
| '']''
| Margo Dean
| Episode: "Return to Fantasy Island"
|-
| 1979
| '']''
| Bonnie Jones
| 1 episode
|-
| 1979
| '']''
| Brenda Richards
| Episode: "The Pug/Class of '69"
|-
| 1979
| ''{{sortname|The|Darker Side of Terror|nolink=1}}''
| Margaret Corwin
| Television film
|-
| 1980
| ''Top of the Hill''
| Elizabeth Stone
| Television film
|-
| 1980
| ''Valentine Magic on Love Island''
| Beverly McGraw
| Television film
|-
| 1980
| ''Tourist''
| Barbara Huggins
| Television film
|-
| 1981
| ''Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase''
| Susan O'Neill
| Television film
|-
| 1983
| '']''
| Adele Anthony
| Episode: "Midnight Waltz/Let Them Eat Cake"
|-
| 1984
| '']''
| Barbara Harrington
| Episode: "Tomorrows"
|-
| 1985
| ''Seduced''
| Barbara Orloff
| Television film
|-
| 1985
| '']''
| Kathryn
| Episode: "Jessica Behind Bars"
|-
| 1985
| '']''
| Lynn Chandler
| Television film
|-
| 1985
| '']''
| Miss Peters
| Episode: "]"
|-
| 1986
| '']''
| Ellie
| Episode: "Shadow Play"
|-
| 1987
| '']''
| Lynette Bryant
| Episode: "The Bottom Line Is Murder"
|-
| 1987
| '']''
| Lt. Beth O'Brien
| Voice, television film
|-
| 1989
| '']''
| Gloria
| Episode: "The Little Sister"
|-
| 1990
| '']''
| Mary Martelli
| Episode: "The Fourth Man"
|-
| 1991
| '']''
| Georgina
| Television film
|-
| 1991
| '']''
| Debbie Seal
| Television film
|-
| 1992
| ''{{sortname|The|Burden of Proof|The Burden of Proof (miniseries)}}''
| Silvia Hartnell
| Television film
|-
| 1992
| '']''
| Gloria Gantz
| Episode: "Bad Girls"
|-
| 1992–1995
| '']''
| ]
| Voice, 7 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1993
| '']''
| Marguerite Dobson
| Episode: "Dapper Drew"
|-
| 1993
| '']''
| Lucinda 'Lucy' Condraj
| Episode: "The Parsley Garden"
|-
| 1993
| '']''
| Annette
| Episode: "You Bet Your Life"
|-
| 1994
| '']''
| Edna Jaynes
| Episode: "A Model for Murder"
|-
| 1994
| ''{{sortname|The|George Carlin Show}}''
| Barbara Rossetti
| Episode: "George Gets Caught in the Middle"
|-
| 1994
| '']''
| Amanda Carter
| Episode: "]"
|-
| 1994
| '']''
| Mrs. Norton
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| '']''
| The Queen
| Television film
|-
| 1996
| '']''
| Sydney Brewster
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''{{sortname|The|Wayans Bros.}}''
| Trish Neidermeyer
| Episode: "New Lease on Life"
|-
| 1997
| '']''
| Lily
| Episode: "Show Chett"
|-
| 1997–1998
| ''{{sortname|The|New Batman Adventures}}''
| Selina Kyle / Catwoman
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1997
|'']''
| Mother Morehouse
| Episode: "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
|-
| 1998
| ''{{sortname|A|Champion's Fight|nolink=1}}''
| Nancy Muldenhower
| Television film
|-
| 1998
| '']''
| Vivien Sanderson
| Episode: "Rain of Terror"
|-
| 1998
| ''{{sortname|The|Angry Beavers}}''
| Toluca Lake
| Voice, episode: "The Day the Earth Got Really Screwed Up"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|1998
|'']''
|Greta
|Voice, episode: "Honor"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1998–2004
| ''{{sortname|The|Drew Carey Show}}''
| Kim Harvey
| Recurring role (6 episodes)
|-
| 1999
| '']''
| Grace Brooks
| Episode: "Three Stages of Love"
|-
| 1999
| '']''
| Senator Cretak
| Episode: "]"
|-
| 2000
| '']''
| Singer
| Voice, episode: "Out of the Past"
|-
| 2000–2002
| '']''
| Selina Kyle / Catwoman, ]
| Voice, main role
|-
| 2001
| '']''
| Annie Corell
| Episode: "Something Borrowed"
|-
| 2001
| '']''
| Herself
| Episode: "The Gift of Gab"
|-
| 2002–2004
| '']''
| Helga Von Guggen
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''{{sortname|The|Chronicle|The Chronicle (TV series)}}''
| Evelyn Hall
| Episode: "Tears of a Clone"
|-
| 2002
| ''{{sortname|The|Santa Trap|nolink=1}}''
| Alice
| Television film
|-
| 2003–2005
| '']''
| Ruthie
| Regular role (24 episodes)
|-
| 2004
| '']''
| Alex
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| ''Deceit''
| Kathleen Darrow
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| '']''
| Trudi
| Television film
|-
| 2007
| '']''
| Marquetta Dinovi
| Episode: "Bedfellows"
|-
| 2008
| '']''
| Helen McCormick
| Episode: "Wings"
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Gail Cash
| Television film
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Suzanna Coffey
| Episode: "Living the Dream"
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Jodie Crawley
| Episode: "]"
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Cat Lady Mildred
| Television film
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| Herself
| Episode: "A Whale of a Tale"
|-
| 2010
| ''Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment''
| Dr. Letitia Peplau
| Television documentary
|-
| 2010
| ''{{sortname|The|Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation}}''
| Mildred
| Television film
|-
| 2010–2011
| '']''
| Suzanne Stanwyck
| Regular role
|-
| 2011
| '']''
| Dr. Theola Kumi
| Episode: "Smooth Criminal"
|-
| 2012, 2015
| '']''
| Marion Harper
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2013
| '']''
| Alice
| Episode: "Sweet and Vaded"
|-
| 2014
| '']''
| Cissy Howard
| Episode: "Blood Relations"
|-
| 2019
| '']''
| Dr. Palomar
| Episode: "Long Walk Home"
|-
| 2019
| '']''
| Dixie Parmalee, Radio Host
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2020
| '']''
| Helen
| Episode: "Columbus"
|-
| 2020
| ''Curious George: Go West, Go Wild''
| Ginny's mother
| Voice, television film
|-
| 2021
| '']''
| Verna
| Episode: "Drive In"
|-
| 2021
| '']''
| Maria Murdock
| Episode: "Callisto Soul"
|-
| 2023
| '']''
| Lois Gilbertson (soon to be Mrs. Phillip Garrity)
| Episode: "Love Is in the Air"
|-
| 2023
| '']''
| Ellen Bolitar
| Recurring
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| '']''
| Dr. Katelyn Harper
|
|-
| 2006
| '']''
| ]
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Dr. Gretchen Whistler / Voice of Arkham Asylum
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| ]
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2012
| '']''
| Ciara Sydanus
|
|-
| 2012
| '']''
| Dr. Tillson
|
|-
| 2012
| '']''
| Hotel Manager's Wife
|
|-
| 2013
| '']''
| ]
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2015
| '']''
| Pink Eye
|
|-
| 2018
| '']''
| The Overseer
| <ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| '']''
| The Overseer
| <ref name=Youtube>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=PItbeyq-azo|title=Interview with Actress Adrienne Barbeau! (Overseer of Fallout 76) with Wes Johnson|website=Youtube|date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| '']''
| Vault 76 overseer
| <ref name=Youtube/>
|-
| 2023
| '']''
| Cafe Lady / Civilians
|
|-
| 2023
| '']''
| Betty Howser
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
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| 1991
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| 1999
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| 2023
| FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego
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| ''Oddities''
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| 2023
| Los Angeles CINEVERSE Film Festival
| Best Performance
| ''Early Retirement''
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==Bibliography==
Barbeau's autobiography ''There Are Worse Things I Could Do'' was published in 2006 by ], rising to No. 11 on the '']'' bestseller list. In July 2008, her first novel, ''Vampyres of Hollywood'', was published by ]. The novel was co-written by ]. The first sequel ''Love Bites'' was published in 2010, and the second, ''Make Me Dead'' was published in 2015.
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* {{cite book |title=Vampyres of Hollywood |url=https://archive.org/details/vampyresofhollyw00barb |url-access=registration |last=Barbeau |first=Adrienne |author2=Scott, Michael |year=2008 |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press |location=New York |isbn=9780312367220 |oclc=184822839}}<!--|access-date=July 7, 2012-->
* {{cite book |title=Love Bites |url=https://archive.org/details/lovebites00barb |url-access=registration |last=Barbeau |first=Adrienne |year=2010 |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press |location=New York |isbn=9780312367282 |oclc=526077059}}<!--|access-date=July 7, 2012-->
* {{cite book |title=Make Me Dead |last=Barbeau |first=Adrienne |year=2015 |publisher=booksBnimble |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |asin=B00ZD3K2S4}}


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American actress (born 1945)

Adrienne Barbeau
Barbeau in June 2011
BornAdrienne Jo Barbeau
(1945-06-11) June 11, 1945 (age 79)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Alma materFoothill College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • author
Years active1968–present
Known forGrease
Maude
The Fog
Escape from New York
Swamp Thing
The Cannonball Run
Creepshow
General Hospital
Spouses
John Carpenter ​ ​(m. 1979; div. 1984)
Billy Van Zandt ​ ​(m. 1992; div. 2018)
Children3, including Cody Carpenter
Websiteabarbeau.com

Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by Bea Arthur) on the sitcom Maude (1972–1978). In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), and Swamp Thing (1982). She also provided the voice of Catwoman in the DC Animated Universe. In the 2000s, she appeared on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005) as Ruthie.

Early life

Barbeau was born on June 11, 1945, in Sacramento, California, the daughter of Armene (née Nalbandian) and Joseph Barbeau, who was a public relations executive for Mobil Oil. Her mother was of Armenian descent and her father's ancestry was French Canadian, Irish, and German. She has a sister, Jocelyn, and a half brother on her father's side, Robert Barbeau, who still resides in the Sacramento area. She attended Del Mar High School in San Jose, California. After graduating in 1963, she enrolled at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, but dropped out at age 19 to participate in a USO Tour with the San Jose Light Opera. In her autobiography, Barbeau says that she first caught the show business bug while entertaining troops at army bases throughout Southeast Asia, touring with the San Jose Civic Light Opera.

Career

1960s–1989

In the late 1960s, Barbeau moved to New York City and worked "for the mob" as a go-go dancer. She made her Broadway debut in the chorus of Fiddler on the Roof and later took the role of Hodel, Tevye's daughter; Bette Midler played her character's sister Tzeitel. She left Fiddler in 1971 to play the leading role of Cookie Kovac in the off-Broadway nudie musical Stag Movie. Barbeau, as Cookie Kovac, and Brad Sullivan, as Rip Cord, were "quite jolly and deserve to be congratulated on the lack of embarrassment they show when, on occasion, they have to wander around stark naked. They may not be sexy but they certainly keep cheerful," wrote The New York Times theater critic Clive Barnes in an otherwise negative review. Barbeau went on to star in more than 25 musicals and plays, including Women Behind Bars, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Grease. She received a Theater World Award and a 1972 Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of tough-girl Rizzo in Grease.

During the 1970s, Barbeau starred as Carol Traynor, the daughter of Bea Arthur's title character, on the comedy series Maude, which ran from 1972 to 1978 (actress Marcia Rodd had originated the role of Carol in a 1972 episode of All in the Family, also titled "Maude," alongside Arthur). In her autobiography, There Are Worse Things I Could Do, Barbeau remarked: "What I didn't know is that when I said I was usually walking down a flight of stairs and no one was even listening to me. They were just watching my breasts precede me." During the last season of Maude, Barbeau did not appear in the majority of the episodes. In a 2009 Entertainment Tonight TV interview, Barbeau mentioned that she had good on- and off-camera chemistry with Arthur; she said that the two stayed close until Arthur's death on April 25, 2009. Barbeau and Arthur reunited on camera during a 2007 taping of The View, reminiscing about their long-running friendship and their years as co-stars on Maude. About her relationship with Arthur, Barbeau said in a 2018 interview with Dread Central:

"I was doing an interview for this one-woman show that I am doing and the interviewer asked, 'What do people usually ask you,' and I said, 'They always want to know what it was like working with Bea.' She was fantastic and, you know, I realized years later how much I took it for granted because it was my first experience on television. I just assumed that everyone was as giving as she was, as professional as she was, that everyone who was doing a TV show showed up knowing their lines and showed up on time and was willing to say to the writers, 'I think this line was funnier if Adie had said it or Conrad had said it or Bill had said it.' I mean, she was just the best, she was the best, very funny. She was not Maude when she wasn't saying those lines. I don't know if I'd say she was quiet. She was a homebody. She had her sons, her dog and her cooking and she wasn't into the celebrity scene and she was a great lady. I loved her dearly and we had a great cast and they were my family for six years. I loved each of them and all of them and it was the best experience anyone could've had, being introduced to television like that!"

Barbeau was cast in numerous television films and series such as The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Valentine Magic on Love Island, and Battle of the Network Stars. In her autobiography, she claimed: "I actually thought CBS asked me to be on Battle of the Network Stars because they thought I was athletic. My husband clued me in: who cared if I won the race, as long as I bounced when I ran?"

The popularity of Barbeau's 1978 cheesecake poster confirmed her status as a sex symbol. Barbeau's popularity stemmed partly from what critic Joe Bob Briggs referred to as the "two enormous talents on that woman," and her typecasting as a "tough broad". Despite her initial success, she said at the time that she thought of Hollywood as a "flesh market" and that she would rather appear in films that "explore the human condition" and "deal with issues".

Barbeau's then-husband, director John Carpenter, cast her in his horror film, The Fog (1980), which was her first theatrical film appearance. The film was released on February 1, 1980, and was a theatrical success, grossing over $21 million in the United States alone, and establishing Barbeau as a genre film star. She subsequently appeared in a number of early-1980s horror and science fiction films, including Escape from New York (1981) (also from Carpenter), Creepshow (1982) and Swamp Thing (1982). Of her screen work with Carpenter, Barbeau has stated: "John is a great director. He knows what he wants and he knows how to get it. It's simple and it's easy ."

She also appeared in the Burt Reynolds comedy The Cannonball Run (1981), and as the shrewish wife of Rodney Dangerfield's character in Back to School (1986). Barbeau also starred in the comedy Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989).

1990s–present

In the 1990s, Barbeau mostly appeared in made-for-television films such as Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof (1992), as well as playing Oswald's mother on The Drew Carey Show and gaining new fame among animation fans as Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series and Gotham Girls.

She also worked as a television talk show host and a weekly book reviewer for KABC talk radio in Los Angeles. In 1999, she guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" as Romulan Senator Kimara Cretak.

In 1998, Barbeau released her debut album as a folk singer, the self-titled Adrienne Barbeau. She starred in the cartoon series Totally Spies! doing the voice of villainess Helga Von Guggen in seasons 1, 2 and 4.

From 2003 to 2005, she starred on the HBO series Carnivàle. From March to May 2006, she starred as Judy Garland in the off-Broadway play The Property Known as Garland.

in 2007, Barbeau played a cameo role in Rob Zombie's Halloween, a "reimagining" of the 1978 film of the same name, written and directed by her first husband, John Carpenter. Her scene was cut from the theatrical version of the film but is included in the DVD version.

In 2009, Barbeau was cast as "The Cat Lady" in the family comedy The Dog Who Saved Christmas, as Scooter's mother in the 3D animated feature Fly Me to the Moon, and as a hospice patient in the love story Reach for Me.

Also in 2009, Barbeau had guest spots in the first episode of Showtime's hit series Dexter (Season 4).

She voiced the Greek goddess Hera in the video game God of War III released for the PlayStation 3 in March 2010. In August 2010, she began a role on the long-running ABC daytime drama General Hospital.That same year, she had a short-lived role as Victoria Grayson’s (Madelyn Stowe)mother on the hit ABC drama Revenge. In 2014 Barbeau returned in the final season of Revenge. On her death bed she revealed a shocking secret about Victoria’s real father.

In 2012, she voiced UNSC scientist Dr. Tilson in the highly anticipated game Halo 4, released on the Xbox 360 in November 2012. She voiced characters in the 2015 Mad Max video game.

She appears in Argo (2012), playing the former wife of Alan Arkin's character.

Barbeau reprised her role as Catwoman in an animated remake of the third trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. This trailer was made to both celebrate the upcoming film as well as to promote Hub's ten episode marathon of Batman: The Animated Series.

In 2015, she assumed the role of Berthe in Pippin with the Broadway Touring Company of the renowned musical.

In 2021, Barbeau voiced the role of Queen Gehenna in the sci-fi musical audio series, The World to Come.

Personal life

In 1978, Barbeau met director John Carpenter on the set of his television film Someone's Watching Me! The couple wed on January 1, 1979, and lived in Coldwater Cyn, Studio City side, reportedly remaining "totally outside Hollywood's social circles." They remained together for five years, but separated shortly after the birth of their son John "Cody" Carpenter on May 7, 1984. The couple divorced later that year.

In 1991, Barbeau met actor/playwright/producer Billy Van Zandt, when she was cast in the West Coast premiere of his play Drop Dead!. They wed in 1992. On March 17, 1997, at the age of almost 52, Barbeau gave birth to twin boys, Walker Steven and William Dalton Van Zandt, quipping that she was the only one on the maternity ward who was a member of AARP. The couple filed for divorce in 2018.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Fog Stevie Wayne
1981 Escape from New York Maggie
1981 The Cannonball Run Marcie
1982 Swamp Thing Alice Cable
1982 The Thing Chess Computer Voice
1982 Creepshow Wilma Northrup Segment: "The Crate"
1984 The Next One Andrea
1984 Terror in the Aisles Stevie Wayne Archival footage
1986 Back to School Vanessa
1987 Open House Lisa Grant
1989 Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death Dr. Kurtz
1990 The Easter Story Mary Magdalene Voice, direct-to-video short
1990 Two Evil Eyes Jessica Valdemar Segment: "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar"
1993 Father Hood Celeste
1993 Demolition Man Main Frame Computer (voice) Uncredited
1994 Silk Degrees Violet
1995 Judge Dredd Central Voice, uncredited
1998 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Simone Lenoir Voice, direct-to-video
1999 A Wake in Providence Aunt Lidia
2000 Across the Line Mrs. Randall
2000 The Convent Adult Christine
2002 No Place Like Home Evie
2003 Ghost Rock Mattie Baker
2007 Halloween Adoption Agency Secretary Her role was cut from the final finished film, but was later included on the DVD Special Edition
2007 Unholy Martha
2008 Fly Me to the Moon Scooter's mother Voice
Reach for Me Valerie
2009 Alice Jacobs Is Dead Alice Jacobs Short film
2012 Complacent Judy Sanderson
2012 Argo Nina / Serski
2015 Divine Access Catherine
2016 ISRA 88 Dr. Withersford
2017 Death House Narrator
2018 Big Legend Rita Laird
2018 For the Love of Jessee Katharyn
2020 Unearth Kathryn Dolan
2022 Hellblazers Georgia
2022 Early Retirement Pat (Short)
2023 Oddities Susan (Short)
2024 Watchmen Chapter 1 Sally Jupiter / Silk Specter I, TV Broadcaster Voice; Direct-to-Video
Watchmen Chapter 2 Sally Jupiter / Silk Specter I, Police Dispatcher
2025 The Pitch-Fork Elle Pre-production
TBA Kindling Mother Ruth

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1972–1978 Maude Carol Traynor Regular role (93 episodes)
1976 The Great Houdini Daisy White Television film
1976 Julie Farr, M.D. Allie Duggin Television film
1977 Eight Is Enough Jennifer Linden Episode: "Turnabout"
1977 Red Alert Judy Wyche Television film
1977 Quincy, M.E. Carol Bowen Episode: "Let Me Light the Way"
1977 Have I Got a Christmas for You Marcia Levine Television film
1978 The Fighting Nightingales Maj. Kate Steele Television film
1978 The Love Boat Cathy Randall 2 episodes
1978 Crash Veronica Daniels Television film
1978 Someone's Watching Me! Sophie Television film
1978 Fantasy Island Margo Dean Episode: "Return to Fantasy Island"
1979 $weepstake$ Bonnie Jones 1 episode
1979 Fantasy Island Brenda Richards Episode: "The Pug/Class of '69"
1979 The Darker Side of Terror Margaret Corwin Television film
1980 Top of the Hill Elizabeth Stone Television film
1980 Valentine Magic on Love Island Beverly McGraw Television film
1980 Tourist Barbara Huggins Television film
1981 Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase Susan O'Neill Television film
1983 Fantasy Island Adele Anthony Episode: "Midnight Waltz/Let Them Eat Cake"
1984 Hotel Barbara Harrington Episode: "Tomorrows"
1985 Seduced Barbara Orloff Television film
1985 Murder, She Wrote Kathryn Episode: "Jessica Behind Bars"
1985 Bridge Across Time Lynn Chandler Television film
1985 The Twilight Zone Miss Peters Episode: "Teacher's Aide"
1986 Hotel Ellie Episode: "Shadow Play"
1987 Murder, She Wrote Lynette Bryant Episode: "The Bottom Line Is Murder"
1987 Ultraman: The Adventure Begins Lt. Beth O'Brien Voice, television film
1989 Head of the Class Gloria Episode: "The Little Sister"
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special Mary Martelli Episode: "The Fourth Man"
1991 Blood River Georgina Television film
1991 Doublecrossed Debbie Seal Television film
1992 The Burden of Proof Silvia Hartnell Television film
1992 Dream On Gloria Gantz Episode: "Bad Girls"
1992–1995 Batman: The Animated Series Selina Kyle / Catwoman Voice, 7 episodes
1993 FBI: The Untold Stories Marguerite Dobson Episode: "Dapper Drew"
1993 ABC Weekend Special Lucinda 'Lucy' Condraj Episode: "The Parsley Garden"
1993 Daddy Dearest Annette Episode: "You Bet Your Life"
1994 One West Waikiki Edna Jaynes Episode: "A Model for Murder"
1994 The George Carlin Show Barbara Rossetti Episode: "George Gets Caught in the Middle"
1994 Babylon 5 Amanda Carter Episode: "Spider in the Web"
1994 Jailbreakers Mrs. Norton Television film
1995 Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats The Queen Television film
1996 Flipper Sydney Brewster 2 episodes
1996 The Wayans Bros. Trish Neidermeyer Episode: "New Lease on Life"
1997 Weird Science Lily Episode: "Show Chett"
1997–1998 The New Batman Adventures Selina Kyle / Catwoman Voice, 2 episodes
1997 Sliders Mother Morehouse Episode: "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
1998 A Champion's Fight Nancy Muldenhower Television film
1998 Diagnosis: Murder Vivien Sanderson Episode: "Rain of Terror"
1998 The Angry Beavers Toluca Lake Voice, episode: "The Day the Earth Got Really Screwed Up"
1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Greta Voice, episode: "Honor"
1998–2004 The Drew Carey Show Kim Harvey Recurring role (6 episodes)
1999 Love Boat: The Next Wave Grace Brooks Episode: "Three Stages of Love"
1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Senator Cretak Episode: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"
2000 Batman Beyond Singer Voice, episode: "Out of the Past"
2000–2002 Gotham Girls Selina Kyle / Catwoman, Renee Montoya Voice, main role
2001 Nash Bridges Annie Corell Episode: "Something Borrowed"
2001 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Herself Episode: "The Gift of Gab"
2002–2004 Totally Spies! Helga Von Guggen Voice, 2 episodes
2002 The Chronicle Evelyn Hall Episode: "Tears of a Clone"
2002 The Santa Trap Alice Television film
2003–2005 Carnivàle Ruthie Regular role (24 episodes)
2004 Ring of Darkness Alex Television film
2006 Deceit Kathleen Darrow Television film
2006 Christmas Do-Over Trudi Television film
2007 K-Ville Marquetta Dinovi Episode: "Bedfellows"
2008 Cold Case Helen McCormick Episode: "Wings"
2009 War Wolves Gail Cash Television film
2009 Dexter Suzanna Coffey Episode: "Living the Dream"
2009 Grey's Anatomy Jodie Crawley Episode: "I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me"
2009 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Cat Lady Mildred Television film
2010 The New Adventures of Old Christine Herself Episode: "A Whale of a Tale"
2010 Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment Dr. Letitia Peplau Television documentary
2010 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Mildred Television film
2010–2011 General Hospital Suzanne Stanwyck Regular role
2011 CSI: NY Dr. Theola Kumi Episode: "Smooth Criminal"
2012, 2015 Revenge Marion Harper 2 episodes
2013 Sons of Anarchy Alice Episode: "Sweet and Vaded"
2014 Criminal Minds Cissy Howard Episode: "Blood Relations"
2019 Swamp Thing Dr. Palomar Episode: "Long Walk Home"
2019 Creepshow Dixie Parmalee, Radio Host 2 episodes
2020 AJ and the Queen Helen Episode: "Columbus"
2020 Curious George: Go West, Go Wild Ginny's mother Voice, television film
2021 American Horror Stories Verna Episode: "Drive In"
2021 Cowboy Bebop Maria Murdock Episode: "Callisto Soul"
2023 9-1-1 Lois Gilbertson (soon to be Mrs. Phillip Garrity) Episode: "Love Is in the Air"
2023 Harlan Corben's Shelter Ellen Bolitar Recurring

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Descent 3 Dr. Katelyn Harper
2006 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Sif
2009 Batman: Arkham Asylum Dr. Gretchen Whistler / Voice of Arkham Asylum
2010 God of War III Hera
2012 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Ciara Sydanus
2012 Halo 4 Dr. Tillson
2012 Hitman: Absolution Hotel Manager's Wife
2013 God of War: Ascension Aletheia
2015 Mad Max Pink Eye
2018 Fallout 76 The Overseer
2020 Wastelanders The Overseer
Steel Dawn Vault 76 overseer
2023 Spider-Man 2 Cafe Lady / Civilians
2023 Starfield Betty Howser

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1972 Theatre World Awards Performance Grease Won
1972 Tony Awards Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical Grease Nominated
1977 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Maude Nominated
1991 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actress – Television Film Due occhi diabolici Nominated
1999 Online Film & Television Association Awards OFTA Television Award Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Nominated
2002 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actress The Convent Won
2004 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Carnivàle Nominated
2010 Chicago Horror Film Festival Festival Award for Best Actress Alice Jacobs Is Dead Won
2016 New York City Horror Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Won
2023 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Best Actress in a Short Film Early Retirement Won
2023 FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film Oddities Won
2023 Los Angeles CINEVERSE Film Festival Best Performance Early Retirement Won

Bibliography

Barbeau's autobiography There Are Worse Things I Could Do was published in 2006 by Carroll & Graf Publishers, rising to No. 11 on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list. In July 2008, her first novel, Vampyres of Hollywood, was published by St Martin's Press. The novel was co-written by Michael Scott. The first sequel Love Bites was published in 2010, and the second, Make Me Dead was published in 2015.

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