Barbara Harris

Birth Name:

Barbara Harris

Birth Place:

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Life member of The Actors Studio in New York City
Began acting as a teenager with various comedy troupes throughout Chicago
Quote: "(On leaving Broadway) "You have to be awfully invested in the fame aspect, and I really never was․ What I cared about was the discipline of acting, whether I did well or not․․․All I really wanted to do back then was rehearsal․ I was in it for the process, and I really resented having to go out and do a performance for an audience, because the process stopped; it had to freeze and be the same every night․ It wasn't as interesting․""
Initially hesitant about musical theater, she moved to New York and made her Broadway debut in 1961, eventually mastering the transition to television and film only a few short years later
Made her professional stage debut at the Playwrights Theatre alongside fellow performer Ed Asner
A private person, she admits that she doesn't miss acting after retiring after 1997's "Gross Pointe Blank"

1966Golden Globe - Best Actress - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1972Oscar - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
1976Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture:Nominated
1977Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1977Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1980NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated

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