Barbara Barrie
Known for 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.
Filmography
Hercules
1997
as Alcmene (voice)
Giant
1956
as Mary Lou Decker
Real Men
1987
as Mom Pirandello
Breaking Away
1979
as Evelyn Stoller
Private Benjamin
1980
as Harriet Benjamin
Second Best
2004
as Dorothea
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
as Self / Sarah
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as Mae
My First Love
1988
as Ruth Waxman
End of the Line
1987
as Jean Haney
Judy Berlin
1999
as Sue Berlin
Working
1982
as Schoolteacher
The Caretakers
1963
as Edna
Not Just Another Affair
1982
as Martha Dawson
Fathers and Sons
2005
as Ruth
My Breast
1994
as Milly
Things Like This
2025
as Portia Anthony
Summer of My German Soldier
1978
as Mrs. Bergen
One Potato, Two Potato
1964
as Julie Cullen Richards