Actor profile

Adrienne Barbeau

11th June 1945 Sacramento, California, USA Acting

Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau 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 Beatrice Arthur) in the sitcom Maude. In the early 1980s Barbeau was a sex symbol, starring in several horror and science fiction films, including The Fog, Creepshow, Swamp Thing, and Escape from New York. During the 1990s, she became known for providing the voice of Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series and subsequent Batman cartoon series. In the 2000s, she appeared in the HBO series Carnivàle as Ruthie the snake dancer.

97 Movies 61 TV Shows 166 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hollywood Does Abortion poster

Hollywood Does Abortion 7th June 2026 as self

Oddities poster

Oddities 14th April 2026

The Pitchfork Retreat poster

The Pitchfork Retreat 6th December 2025 as Elle

The Demon Detective poster

The Demon Detective 26th September 2025

Watchmen: Chapter II poster

Watchmen: Chapter II 25th November 2024 as Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice)

Watchmen: Chapter I poster

Watchmen: Chapter I 12th August 2024 as Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre / TV Broadcaster (voice)

Hustlers Take All poster

Hustlers Take All 10th August 2024 as Priscilla

Oddities poster

Oddities 10th June 2023 as Susan

In Search of Darkness: Part III poster

In Search of Darkness: Part III 25th November 2022 as Self

Early Retirement poster

Early Retirement 20th June 2022 as Pat

Hellblazers poster

Hellblazers 21st January 2022 as Georgia

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale poster

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale 5th May 2021 as Self

Jimmy's Jungle poster

Jimmy's Jungle 18th December 2020 as Tammy

Curious George: Go West, Go Wild poster

Curious George: Go West, Go Wild 8th September 2020 as Ginny's Mom (voice)

Unearth poster

Unearth 25th August 2020 as Kathryn Dolan

Little Willy poster

Little Willy 22nd May 2020 as Adrienne

For the Love of Jessee poster

For the Love of Jessee 1st May 2020 as Katharyn

Eagle and the Albatross poster

Eagle and the Albatross 12th February 2020 as Pearl

Gates of Darkness poster

Gates of Darkness 1st October 2019 as Rosemary

Hoax poster

Hoax 20th August 2019 as Wilma

Exorcism at 60,000 Feet poster

Exorcism at 60,000 Feet 9th August 2019 as Mrs. Monetgue

The Chain poster

The Chain 31st May 2019 as Emma

Apple Seed poster

Apple Seed 14th April 2019 as Jolene

Swell poster

Swell 26th March 2019 as Dr. Shields

Malevolence 3: Killer poster

Malevolence 3: Killer 11th October 2018 as Meredith Bristol

Big Legend poster

Big Legend 1st July 2018 as Rita Laird

Death House poster

Death House 28th February 2018 as Virtual Narrator (voice)

ISRA 88 poster

ISRA 88 8th August 2016 as Dr. Withersford

Tales of Halloween poster

Tales of Halloween 16th October 2015 as The Radio DJ

Divine Access poster

Divine Access 11th April 2015 as Catherine

The Memory Book poster

The Memory Book 26th July 2014 as Sarah

Argo poster

Argo 11th October 2012 as Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch

Complacent poster

Complacent 1st May 2012 as Judy Sanderson

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 poster

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 26th October 2011 as Self (archive footage)

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen poster

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen 1st January 2010 as Adrienne

The Dog Who Saved Christmas poster

The Dog Who Saved Christmas 9th November 2009 as Cat Lady

Alice Jacobs Is Dead poster

Alice Jacobs Is Dead 23rd July 2009 as Alice Jacobs

War Wolves poster

War Wolves 8th March 2009 as Gail

Reach for Me poster

Reach for Me 1st October 2008 as Valerie

Fly Me to the Moon poster

Fly Me to the Moon 15th August 2008 as Scooters Mom (voice)

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' poster

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' 22nd October 2007 as Self

Unholy poster

Unholy 4th September 2007 as Martha

Christmas Do-Over poster

Christmas Do-Over 16th December 2006 as Trudi

Big John poster

Big John 11th December 2006 as Self

Deceit poster

Deceit 22nd October 2006 as Kathleen Darrow

The Many Faces of Catwoman poster

The Many Faces of Catwoman 18th January 2005 as Self

Ghost Rock poster

Ghost Rock 8th June 2004 as Mattie Baker

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies poster

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies 23rd March 2004 as Self

Ring of Darkness poster

Ring of Darkness 28th February 2004 as Alex

The Santa Trap poster

The Santa Trap 13th December 2002 as Alice the Homeless Mom

No Place Like Home poster

No Place Like Home 3rd December 2002 as Evie

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' poster

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' 27th August 2002 as Self

Spring Break Lawyer poster

Spring Break Lawyer 23rd March 2001 as Judge Stern

Across the Line poster

Across the Line 1st February 2000 as Mrs. Randall

The Convent poster

The Convent 21st January 2000 as Christine O'Malley

A Wake in Providence poster

A Wake in Providence 1st January 1999 as Aunt Lidia

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island poster

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 22nd September 1998 as Simone (voice)

A Champion's Fight poster

A Champion's Fight 7th January 1998 as Nancy Muldenhower

Bimbo Movie Bash poster

Bimbo Movie Bash 24th June 1997 as Dr. Kurtz

The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects poster

The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects 6th January 1997 as Narrator

Burial of the Rats poster

Burial of the Rats 8th August 1995 as The Queen

Judge Dredd poster

Judge Dredd 30th June 1995 as Voice of Central Computer (uncredited)

Jailbreakers poster

Jailbreakers 9th September 1994 as Mrs. Sheila Norton

Silk Degrees poster

Silk Degrees 24th August 1994 as Violet

Sailor Moon poster

Sailor Moon 1st January 1994 as Queen Beryl / Queen Serenity (voice)

Demolition Man poster

Demolition Man 8th October 1993 as Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited)

Father Hood poster

Father Hood 27th August 1993 as Celeste

Queen Esther poster

Queen Esther 27th February 1992

Doublecrossed poster

Doublecrossed 20th July 1991 as Debbie Seal

Blood River poster

Blood River 17th March 1991 as Georgina

Two Evil Eyes poster

Two Evil Eyes 25th January 1990 as Jessica Valdemar

The Easter Story poster

The Easter Story 1st January 1990 as Mary Magdalene (voice)

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins poster

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins 28th April 1989 as Beth O'Brien (voice)

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death poster

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death 15th March 1989 as Dr. Kurtz

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief poster

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief 31st January 1989 as Self

Open House poster

Open House 1st October 1987 as Lisa Grant

Back to School poster

Back to School 13th June 1986 as Vanessa

Terror at London Bridge poster

Terror at London Bridge 22nd November 1985 as Lynn Chandler

Seduced poster

Seduced 12th March 1985 as Barbara Orloff

The Time Traveller poster

The Time Traveller 15th September 1984 as Andrea

Creepshow poster

Creepshow 10th November 1982 as Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")

The Thing poster

The Thing 25th June 1982 as Computer (voice) (uncredited)

Swamp Thing poster

Swamp Thing 19th February 1982 as Alice Cable

The Cannonball Run poster

The Cannonball Run 19th June 1981 as Marcie

Escape from New York poster

Escape from New York 23rd May 1981 as Maggie

Tourist poster

Tourist 17th July 1980 as Barbara Huggins

Valentine Magic on Love Island poster

Valentine Magic on Love Island 15th February 1980 as Beverly McGraw

The Fog poster

The Fog 1st February 1980 as Stevie Wayne

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' poster

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' 1st January 1980 as Self

The Darker Side of Terror poster

The Darker Side of Terror 3rd April 1979 as Margaret Corwin

Someone's Watching Me! poster

Someone's Watching Me! 29th November 1978 as Sophie

The Crash of Flight 401 poster

The Crash of Flight 401 29th October 1978 as Veronica Daniels

Return to Fantasy Island poster

Return to Fantasy Island 20th January 1978 as Margo Dean

Have I Got a Christmas for You poster

Have I Got a Christmas for You 16th December 1977 as Marcia Levine

Red Alert poster

Red Alert 18th May 1977 as Judy Wyche

Having Babies poster

Having Babies 17th October 1976 as Allie Duggin

The Great Houdinis poster

The Great Houdinis 8th October 1976 as Daisy White

Duster poster

Duster 15th May 2025

X-Men '97 poster

X-Men '97 20th March 2024 as Sister Anne (voice)

Harlan Coben's Shelter poster

Harlan Coben's Shelter 17th August 2023 as Ellen Bolitar

Cowboy Bebop poster

Cowboy Bebop 19th November 2021 as Maria Murdock

American Horror Stories poster

American Horror Stories 15th July 2021 as Verna

AJ and the Queen poster

AJ and the Queen 10th January 2020 as Helen

Creepshow poster

Creepshow 26th September 2019 as Dixie Parmelee

Swamp Thing poster

Swamp Thing 31st May 2019 as Dr. Palomar

She Kills poster

She Kills 1st March 2019 as Self

9-1-1 poster

9-1-1 3rd January 2018 as Luisa Falcon

Dimension 404 poster

Dimension 404 4th April 2017 as Wilma

Revenge poster

Revenge 21st September 2011 as Marion Harper

Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories 3rd October 2009 as Self

Joy Behar: Say Anything! poster

Joy Behar: Say Anything! 29th September 2009

Sons of Anarchy poster

Sons of Anarchy 3rd September 2008 as Alice Noone

K-Ville poster

K-Ville 17th September 2007

Dexter poster

Dexter 1st October 2006 as Suzanna Coffey

The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine 13th March 2006 as Adrienne Barbeau

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Jodie Crowley

American Dad! poster

American Dad! 6th February 2005 as Maxine (voice)

Century City poster

Century City 16th March 2004

Cold Case poster

Cold Case 28th September 2003 as Helen McCormick (2008)

Carnivàle poster

Carnivàle 14th September 2003 as Ruthie

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

Gotham Girls poster

Gotham Girls 27th July 2000 as Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)

Gotham Girls poster

Gotham Girls 27th July 2000 as Catwoman / Selina Kyle / Renée Montoya (voice)

Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond 10th January 1999 as Singer (voice)

The New Batman Adventures poster

The New Batman Adventures 13th September 1997 as Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Angry Beavers poster

The Angry Beavers 19th April 1997

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 27th September 1996 as Adrienne Barbeau

Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges 29th March 1996 as Annie Corell

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Kim Harvey

Sliders poster

Sliders 22nd March 1995 as Mother Morehouse

The Wayans Bros. poster

The Wayans Bros. 11th January 1995 as Trish Neidermeyer

One West Waikiki poster

One West Waikiki 4th August 1994

Rebel Highway poster

Rebel Highway 7th July 1994 as Sheila Norton

Weird Science poster

Weird Science 5th March 1994

Babylon 5 poster

Babylon 5 26th January 1994 as Amanda Carter

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Vivien Sanderson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3rd January 1993 as Cretak

Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series 5th September 1992 as Catwoman (voice)

The Burden of Proof poster

The Burden of Proof 9th February 1992 as Silvia Hartnell

Dream On poster

Dream On 8th July 1990 as Gloria Gantz

Monsters poster

Monsters 22nd October 1988 as Fiona Flynn

The Real Ghostbusters poster

The Real Ghostbusters 13th September 1986 as Mrs. Campbell (voice)

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 27th September 1985 as (segment "Teacher's Aide")

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Kathryn

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Lynette Bryant

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982 as Barbara Harrington

Top of the Hill poster

Top of the Hill 6th February 1980 as Elizabeth Stone

Fantasy Island poster

Fantasy Island 28th January 1978 as Brenda Richards / Adele Anthony

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Cathy Randall

Eight Is Enough poster

Eight Is Enough 15th March 1977

Battle of the Network Stars poster

Battle of the Network Stars 13th November 1976

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Carol Bowen - Rape Counselor

Tony Orlando and Dawn poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn 4th December 1974 as Self

Maude poster

Maude 12th September 1972 as Carol Traynor

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Marcia Levine