Barbara Barrie, who turned 93 yesterday

INSUFFERABLE

Wow…Super interesting. Still, it’s better than reading a trump campaign pamphlet.

That’s not her—it’s Irwin Corey on the right. Duh.

Her first leading role on film...

I watched it years ago r4, by chance. Great movie. Up until then I had only known her from Barney Miller. Then when I'd read her name on a cast list in TV GUIDE I'd check it out.

I remember her in an early supporting role in that Polly Bergen mental case movie. camp spectacular

Loved her as the mother in Breaking Away. She had a great screen presence.

She was married to Jay (TheatreworksUSA) Harnick, Sheldon's brother.

Mary Rodgers does NOT have nice things to say about her in her biography.

[quote]authoress of not one but TWO books about her bowel movements...

Fantastic!

I need something new to jack off to.

I like her as an actress, but I also think she looks like the wife of a Keebler elf.

You forgot Double Trouble cunt OP.

She was the EXACT same in every role.

What is that SMELL?

R10- Her son looks like that qween

Wavey Davey because I always thought he looked like a GAY Keebler Elf

She was Jeff Van Drew's spirit animal.

This is fucking DL. She was in the OBC of Company.

Good long interview from a couple of years ago, she's still very sharp and has lots of entertaining stories.

She's getting a lot of dick for someone her age.

Uncle?

I recall a poster years ago who said she ruined everything she was in.

Lovely! She could pass for a Spring-like 60, just like me!

I lover her as Barney Miller’s wife.

Barbara and Hal Linden seemed well suited for each other -- annoyingly insufferable.

With looks like that in the upper right, CBS should hire her to be the new Barnaby Jones.

She looks like an ancient baby bird.

She looks like a Who from Whoville.

I. HATE. THIS. POMPOUS. ARROGANT. HAUGHTY. CHILLY. SELF-PROUD. SELF-SATISFIED. FETID. RANCID. PUSBAG.

You know who loves Barbara Barrie?

BARBARA BARRIE.

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r27 why?

r8 such as?

Her smarm even shows up when she guests on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She’s supposed to be sexy and Murray is supposed to be attracted to her. But how could he be when she already was/is?

r31 "But how could he be when she already was/is? "

What?

Funny you should say that r25. She killed a bird with her bare hands in that "Polly Bergen goes cuckoo" movie.

R32, how could he be attracted to her when she already is.

She’s only alive because Satan doesn’t want her.

She was too young to play Brooke Sheild's grandmother in the awful 'Suddenly Susan'. She should've played her mother - more age appropriate.

She's only 34 years older than Shields - too young to be her Granny.

R31 Strangers in the night - exchanging glances - Hey!

R1 NAILED it.

I liked her as Michael Steadman's mom in 'thirtysomething' even though she was only in a couple of episodes.

Brilliant woman! Loved that interview with her at r17, and you should all listen to it but go right to about the 24 minute mark when she gets into Company and her more familiar credits. Lots of great stories and opinions.

She (surprisingly) loved Stritch, Harvey Fierstein and many others she names, but not Hal Prince, Michael Bennett, Tammy Grimes or Barbara Baxley. But even of those she speaks of with less fondness, there's a fairness that comes out. And she's quite hard on herself. I wish she was asked about Goldie Hawn and Hal Linden but, alas, not.

The interviewer is only 14 years old but he knows his stuff.

r34 keep trying

"how could he be attracted to her when she already is."

Already is what???

Does she get asked about Double Trouble in the interview?

R43 big time

I liked her playing the eccentric aunt on Double Trouble. That was a good show that NBC never gave much of a chance to. Even though they initially hyped it and Jean and Liz Sagal up as being the next big things. The Manhattan retool actually worked much better than the original Midwest suburb setting, even though we lost hottie Donnelly Rhodes in the process.

I saw One Potato, Two Potato when I was about 12 and I've never forgotten the movie or her performance. I still remember her anguished cries when her ex was awarded custody of their daughter because she had married a black man. On a happier note, there's a dancer in the film version of Oklahoma who (I think) looks just like BB and I used to think it was her. I think it might be Bambi Lynn?

Is she off the colostomy bag?