Adrienne Barbeau

Biography

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.

Known For

Maggie

Escape from New York

Queen Beryl / Queen Serenity (voice)

Sailor Moon

Stevie Wayne

The Fog

Marcie

The Cannonball Run

Sophie

Someone's Watching Me!

Dr. Kurtz

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death

Self

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Trudi

Christmas Do-Over

The Queen

Burial of the Rats

Christine O'Malley

The Convent

Dr. Kurtz

Bimbo Movie Bash

Alex

Ring of Darkness

Martha

Unholy

Gail

War Wolves

Alice Jacobs

Alice Jacobs Is Dead

Scooters Mom (voice)

Fly Me to the Moon

Cat Lady

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

Andrea

The Time Traveller

Jessica Valdemar

Due occhi diabolici

Kathleen Darrow

Deceit

Vanessa

Back to School

Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")

Creepshow

Celeste

Father Hood

Alice Cable

Swamp Thing

Mrs. Randall

Across the Line

Self

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

Valerie

Reach for Me

Queen Esther

Georgia

Hellblazers

Debbie Seal

Doublecrossed

Aunt Lidia

A Wake in Providence

Judy Wyche

Red Alert

Lynn Chandler

Terror at London Bridge

Mary Magdalene (voice)

The Easter Story

Tammy

Jimmy's Jungle

Margaret Corwin

The Darker Side of Terror

Daisy White

The Great Houdinis

Simone (voice)

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

Lisa Grant

Open House

Pat

Early Retirement

Nancy Muldenhower

A Champion's Fight

Evie

No Place Like Home

Elle

The Pitchfork Retreat

Violet

Silk Degrees

Sarah

The Memory Book

Barbara Huggins

Tourist

Margo Dean

Return to Fantasy Island

Barbara Orloff

Seduced

Elizabeth Stone

The Top of the Hill

The Radio DJ

Tales of Halloween

Self

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'

Catherine

Divine Access

Dr. Withersford

ISRA 88

Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre / TV Broadcaster (voice)

Watchmen: Chapter I

Veronica Daniels

The Crash of Flight 401

Judy Sanderson

Complacent

Virtual Narrator (voice)

Death House

Priscilla

Hustlers Take All

Alice the Homeless Mom

The Santa Trap

Mattie Baker

Ghost Rock

Ginny's Mom (voice)

Curious George: Go West, Go Wild

Georgina

Blood River

Mrs. Sheila Norton

Jailbreakers

Beverly McGraw

Valentine Magic on Love Island

Wilma

Hoax

Adrienne

Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen

Emma

The Chain

Rita Laird

Big Legend

Rosemary

Gates of Darkness

Voice of Central Computer (uncredited)

Judge Dredd

Pearl

Eagle and the Albatross

Meredith Bristol

Malevolence 3: Killer

Beth O'Brien

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins

Computer (voice) (uncredited)

The Thing

Susan O'Neill

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

Dr. Shields

Swell

Self

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

Self

Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'

Mrs. Monetgue

Exorcism at 60,000 Feet

Adrienne

Little Willy

Judge Stern

Spring Break Lawyer

Jolene

Apple Seed

Katharyn

For the Love of Jessee

Kathryn Dolan

Unearth

Self (archive footage)

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

Marcia Levine

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch

Argo

Self

Big John

Narrator

The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects

Allie Duggin

Having Babies

Self

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

Self

The Many Faces of Catwoman

Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice)

Watchmen: Chapter II

Self

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

Susan

Oddities

Self

Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!

Helen

Graves From the Black Lagoon

Oddities

Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited)

Demolition Man

The Demon Detective

Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Female

Birthday

1945-06-11

Place of Birth

Sacramento, California, USA

Also Known As

Adrienne Jo Barbeau