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Adrienne Barbeau

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Adrienne Barbeau: Biography

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Birth Place: Sacramento, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/11/1945, Gemini
Profession: Actor; singer; author

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Adrienne Barbeau Fast Facts:

First major role came in 1968, when she played Hodel in the original Broadway cast of Fiddler on the Roof.
Became known to TV audiences in the early '70s as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Bea Arthur's character on the pioneering sitcom Maude.
Made her big-screen debut in 1980, when she starred in then-husband John Carpenter's The Fog; re-teamed with Carpenter a year later for the director's classic Escape From New York.
Met her second husband, actor, playwright and producer Billy Van Zandt, in 1991, when she was cast in the West Coast premiere of his play Drop Dead!
Gave birth to identical twin boys at the age of 51.
Released a folk album in 1998.
Penned a 2006 autobiography, There Are Worse Things I Could Do; it was followed in 2008 by her first novel, Vampyres of Hollywood, co-authored by Michael Scott.

Adrienne Barbeau Relationships:
John Carpenter - Ex-husband
Billy Van Zandt - Husband
Walker Steven Van Zandt - Son
William Dalton Van Zandt - Son
John Cody Carpenter - Son
Burt Reynolds - Ex-significant Other
Adrienne Barbeau Awards:
1977 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1972 Tony: Actress, Supporting or Featured (Musical) - Nominee
College:
Attended Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA

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Cold Case, Adrienne Barbeau CBS

Christmas Do Over, Adrienne Barbeau, David Millbern, Daphne Zuniga, Jay Mohr, Logan Grove Adam Taylor/ABC FAmily

Christmas Do Over, Tim Thomerson, Adrienne Barbeau, Ruta Lee, David Millbern, Daphne Zuniga, Logan Grove, Jay Mohr Isabella Vosmikova/ABC Family

Christmas Do-Over, Adrienne Barbeau Isabella Vosmikova/ABC Family

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