Adrienne Barbeau

At 78 years old, Adrienne Barbeau has this physical status:

Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer, and author of three books.

Barbeau first appeared on Broadway in the musical Grease in the 1970s, as Carol Traynor, Maude's divorced daughter (played by Beatrice Arthur) on the sitcom Maude (1972–1988).

She began appearing in horror and science fiction films in 1980, including The Fog (1980), Creepshow (1982), Swamp Thing (1982) and Escape from New York (1981).

Back to School (1986) and Argo (2012) were two other films included in the collection.

She became known as the voice of Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) and subsequent Batman cartoon series during the 1990s.

Ruthie the snake dancer appeared on HBO's Carnivance as Ruthie the snake dancer in the 2000s.

Early life

Barbeau was born in Sacramento, California, on June 11, 1945, the son 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. Jocelyne and Robert Barbeau, her father's cousin, still lives in the Sacramento area, have a sister and a half brother on her father's side. She attended Del Mar High School in San Jose, California. Barbeau's autobiography claims she first caught the show business bug while entertaining troops at army bases around Southeast Asia, and she was touring with the San Jose Civic Light Opera.

Personal life

Barbeau's director John Carpenter appeared on the set of his television film Someone's Watching Me in 1978. The couple married in 1981 and lived in the Hollywood Hills, but Barbeau said they were "completely out of Hollywood's social circles." They stayed together for five years, but later on, the couple's son John "Cody" Carpenter was born, they separated shortly after the birth of their son, John "Cody" Carpenter, on May 7, 1984. Later that year, the couple married again.

Barbeau met actor/playwright/producer Billy Van Zandt when she was cast in his first West Coast appearance of his play Drop Dead in 1991. Van Zandt is Steven Van Zandt's half-brother. In 1992, the couple wed in 1992. Walker Steven and William Dalton Van Zandt, the only one on the maternity ward who was a member of AARP, died on March 17, 1997, age 51. In 2018, the couple filed for divorce.

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Career

Barbeau, a late 1960s singer, migrated to New York City and performed "for the masses" as a go-god dancer. She made her Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof and later appeared as Hodel, Tevye's daughter; Bette Midler played her character's sister Tzeitel. Cookie Kovac, the leading role in the off-Broadway nudie film Stag Movie, left Fiddler in 1971 to play Cookie Kovac. Barbeau, as Cookie Kovac and Brad Sullivan, as Rip Cord, were "quite jolly and deserving of praise for the lack of shame they display when they have to wander about naked." They may not be sexy, but they do remain positive," wrote Clive Barnes of the New York Times in an otherwise critical review. Barbeau went on to appear in more than 25 musicals and plays, including Women Behind Bars, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Grease. In Grease, she was given a Theater World Award and a 1972 Tony Award for her portrayal of tough-girl Rizzo.

Barbeau appeared on Maude's 1970s television series "Maude," as the daughter of Bea Arthur's title character (actress Marcia Rodd). Barbeau's book, There Are Worse Things You Should Do, Barbara said: "What I didn't know is that when I said [my lines] I was usually walking down a flight of stairs and no one was even listening to me." They were just watching my breasts follow me." Barbeau did not appear in the majority of the episodes during the last season of Maude. Barbeau said in a 2009 Entertainment Tonight TV interview that she had good on- and off-camera chemistry with Arthur; she said 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 relationship and their time on Maude as co-stars. In a 2018 interview with Dread Central, Barbeau spoke about her friendship with Arthur.

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

The popularity of Barbeau's 1978 cheesecake poster has established her status as a sex symbol. Barbeau's success resulted in part from what critic Joe Bob Briggs described as "two superb talents on that woman" and her typecasting as a "tough broad." Despite her initial success, she said at the time that she regarded Hollywood as a "flesh market" and that she would rather "explore the human condition" rather than "deal with problems."

In his horror film The Fog (1980), Barbeau's then-husband, director John Carpenter, cast her in his horror film, The Fog (1980), her first theatrical film appearance. On February 1, 1980, a theatrical hit, grossing over $21 million in the United States alone and establishing Barbeau as a genre film actor. Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), and Swamp Thing (1982) were among her early 1980s horror and science fiction films, including Escape From New York (1981) and Swamp Thing (1982). "John is a natural actor," Barbeau said of her screen work with Carpenter: "John is a natural storyteller." He knows what he wants and knows how to get it. [Working with him] is straightforward and it's simple.

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

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

She has worked as a television talk show host and a weekly book reviewer for KABC talk radio in Los Angeles. Kimara Cretak, a 1999 actress, appeared in "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" as Romulan Senator Kimara Cretak.

Adrienne Barbeau, a self-titled Adrienne Barbeau, released her debut album as a folk singer in 1998. She appeared in the cartoon version Totally Spies! In seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4, Helga Von Guggen played the villainess.

She appeared on HBO's Carnivène from 2003 to 2005. Judy Garland appeared in The Property Known as Garland, from March to May 2006.

Barbeau appeared in Rob Zombie's Halloween, a "reimagining" of the 1978 film directed by her first husband, John Carpenter. Her scene was removed from the theatrical version of the film but it was included in the DVD version.

Barbeau was portrayed as "The Cat Lady" in the family comedy "The Dog Who Saved Christmas," as Scooter's Mom in the 3D animated film Fly Me to the Moon, and as a hospice patient in the Love-story Reach for Me.

Barbeau appeared in the first episode of Showtime's hit series Dexter in 2009 (Season 4).

In the video game God of War III, she played Hera. She debuted on August 2010 in an ABC daytime drama called 'General Hospital.' Dr. Tilson, the UNSC scientist who appeared in Halo 4, which was released on Xbox 360 in November 2012. In the 2015 Mad Max video game, she portrayed characters.

She appears in Argo (2012) as Alan Arkin's ex-wife.

In an animated reimagining of the third trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, Barbeau reprised her role as Catwoman. This trailer was produced to celebrate both the forthcoming film and Hub's ten-epoch of Batman: The Animated Series.

Berthe in Pippin with the renowned musical company in 2015 took over Berthe in Pippin.

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