Actor profile

Barbara Barrie

23rd May 1931 Chicago, Illinois, USA Acting

Barbara Barrie (born Barbara Ann Berman, May 23, 1931) is an American actress of film, stage and television. She is also an accomplished author. Her film breakthrough came in 1964 with her performance as Julie in the landmark film One Potato, Two Potato, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. She is best known for her role as Evelyn Stoller in Breaking Away, which brought her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1979 and an Emmy Award nomination in 1981 when she reprised the role in the television series based on the film. On television she is perhaps best known for her portrayal, between 1975 and 1978, of the wife of the namesake captain in the detective sitcom Barney Miller. Barrie also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1971 for originating the role of Sarah in Stephen Sondheim's Company.

46 Movies 55 TV Shows 107 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Things Like This poster

Things Like This 16th May 2025 as Portia Anthony

The Magnificent Meyersons poster

The Magnificent Meyersons 20th August 2023 as Celeste

Keeping Company with Sondheim poster

Keeping Company with Sondheim 27th May 2022 as Self

Significant Other poster

Significant Other 14th May 2020 as Helene Berman

Above All Things poster

Above All Things 15th March 2018 as Maggie

Six by Sondheim poster

Six by Sondheim 9th December 2013 as Self (archive footage)

Harvest poster

Harvest 5th March 2011 as Yetta Monopoli

Twelve Thirty poster

Twelve Thirty 14th January 2011 as Eve

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay poster

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay 18th June 2009 as Mae

Frame Of Mind poster

Frame Of Mind 1st January 2009 as Thelma

Fathers and Sons poster

Fathers and Sons 2nd June 2005 as Ruth

Second Best poster

Second Best 1st January 2004 as Dorothea

Judy Berlin poster

Judy Berlin 6th October 1999 as Sue Berlin

30 Days poster

30 Days 15th September 1999 as Barbara Trainer

$pent poster

$pent 1st March 1999 as Mrs. Walsh

A Chance of Snow poster

A Chance of Snow 7th December 1998 as Ruth Pulmer

Hercules poster

Hercules 13th June 1997 as Alcmene (voice)

My Breast poster

My Breast 15th May 1994 as Milly

The Odd Couple: Together Again poster

The Odd Couple: Together Again 24th September 1993 as Gloria Unger

UFO Cafe poster

UFO Cafe 23rd December 1990 as Delores

Kojak: Flowers For Matty poster

Kojak: Flowers For Matty 4th January 1990 as Dora Mattingly

My First Love poster

My First Love 4th December 1988 as Ruth Waxman

Winnie poster

Winnie 10th October 1988 as Mrs. Drake

After the Rain poster

After the Rain 23rd September 1988 as Rachel Bonner

Real Men poster

Real Men 25th September 1987 as Mom Pirandello

End of the Line poster

End of the Line 28th August 1987 as Jean Haney

The Execution poster

The Execution 14th January 1985 as Sophie Langbein

Two of a Kind poster

Two of a Kind 8th October 1982 as Dottie Minor

Not Just Another Affair poster

Not Just Another Affair 1st October 1982 as Martha Dawson

Working poster

Working 13th April 1982 as Schoolteacher

Barefoot In the Park poster

Barefoot In the Park 20th March 1982 as Mrs. Banks

The Children Nobody Wanted poster

The Children Nobody Wanted 5th December 1981 as Hanna

Private Benjamin poster

Private Benjamin 6th October 1980 as Harriet Benjamin

To Race the Wind poster

To Race the Wind 12th March 1980 as Mrs. Krents

Breaking Away poster

Breaking Away 24th May 1979 as Evelyn Stoller

The Bell Jar poster

The Bell Jar 20th March 1979 as Jay Cee

Summer of My German Soldier poster

Summer of My German Soldier 30th October 1978 as Mrs. Bergen

Child of Glass poster

Child of Glass 14th May 1978 as Emily Armsworth

Tell Me My Name poster

Tell Me My Name 20th December 1977 as Emily McPhail

For the Use of the Hall poster

For the Use of the Hall 2nd January 1975 as Charlotte

To Be Young, Gifted and Black poster

To Be Young, Gifted and Black 20th January 1972

The Rank and File poster

The Rank and File 20th May 1971

Original Cast Album: Company poster

Original Cast Album: Company 28th October 1970 as Self / Sarah

One Potato, Two Potato poster

One Potato, Two Potato 29th July 1964 as Julie Cullen Richards

The Caretakers poster

The Caretakers 21st August 1963 as Edna

Giant poster

Giant 8th November 1956 as Mary Lou Decker (uncredited)

Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie 8th June 2009 as Libby Sussman

Pushing Daisies poster

Pushing Daisies 3rd October 2007 as Mamma Jacobs

Army Wives poster

Army Wives 3rd June 2007 as Virginia

Dead Like Me poster

Dead Like Me 27th June 2003 as Phyllis

Once and Again poster

Once and Again 21st September 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Paula Haggerty

Hercules poster

Hercules 31st August 1998 as Alcmene (voice)

Suddenly Susan poster

Suddenly Susan 19th September 1996 as Helen 'Nana' Keane

Scarlett poster

Scarlett 13th November 1994 as Pauline Robillard

The Commish poster

The Commish 28th September 1991 as Ann Palmer

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Mrs. Bream

thirtysomething poster

thirtysomething 29th September 1987

I'll Take Manhattan poster

I'll Take Manhattan 1st March 1987 as Sarah Amberville

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Miss Lillian

Double Trouble poster

Double Trouble 4th April 1984 as Margo Foster

Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie 19th March 1984

Reggie poster

Reggie 2nd August 1983 as Elizabeth Potter

Tucker's Witch poster

Tucker's Witch 6th October 1982 as Ellen Hobbes

Family Ties poster

Family Ties 22nd September 1982 as Aunt Rosemary

American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse 12th January 1982 as Schoolteacher

Breaking Away poster

Breaking Away 29th November 1980 as Evelyn Stohler

Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations 18th February 1979 as Dodie Brattle

Backstairs at the White House poster

Backstairs at the White House 29th January 1979 as Mamie Eisenhower

79 Park Avenue poster

79 Park Avenue 16th October 1977 as Kaati Fludjicki

Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant 20th September 1977

Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant 20th September 1977 as Edna Raines

Bronk poster

Bronk 17th April 1975

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Elizabeth Miller

McMillan & Wife poster

McMillan & Wife 29th September 1971 as Emily Church

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self

The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show 19th September 1970 as Judith Chandler

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

The Invaders poster

The Invaders 10th January 1967 as Gale Frazer

Mr. Novak poster

Mr. Novak 24th September 1963 as Mary Smith

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Aiemee Rennick

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 20th September 1962 as Dr. Jane Waterleigh

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 20th September 1962 as Isabel Smith

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Ellen Beecher

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961

Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare 27th September 1961 as Peggy Farrow

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Fran Helber

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Shirley Lowell

Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre 14th June 1961

Route 66 poster

Route 66 7th October 1960

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Myra Russell

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Liz Harmon

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Rosalind Faber

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Sarah Hinson

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Marcia Kormack

Decoy poster

Decoy 14th October 1957 as Anne

Decoy poster

Decoy 14th October 1957 as Mrs. Foley

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as Emily Armsworth

Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents 30th January 1950 as Maggie Correll

Kraft Television Theatre poster

Kraft Television Theatre 7th May 1947