Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 11, 1945
Place of Birth:
Sacramento, California, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Watchmen: Chapter I | Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre / TV Broadcaster (voice) |
| 2024 | Hustlers Take All | Priscilla |
| 2024 | Watchmen: Chapter II | Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice) |
| 2024 | Graves From the Black Lagoon | Helen |
| 2023 | Oddities | Susan |
| 2022 | In Search of Darkness: Part III | Self |
| 2022 | Hellblazers | Georgia |
| 2022 | Early Retirement | Pat |
| 2022 | 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! | Self |
| 2021 | Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale | Self |
| 2020 | Jimmy's Jungle | Tammy |
| 2020 | Curious George: Go West, Go Wild | Ginny's Mom (voice) |
| 2020 | Eagle and the Albatross | Pearl |
| 2020 | Little Willy | Adrienne |
| 2020 | For the Love of Jessee | Katharyn |
| 2020 | Unearth | Kathryn Dolan |
| 2019 | Hoax | Wilma |
| 2019 | The Chain | Emma |
| 2019 | Gates of Darkness | Rosemary |
| 2019 | Swell | Dr. Shields |
| 2019 | Exorcism at 60,000 Feet | Mrs. Monetgue |
| 2019 | Apple Seed | Jolene |
| 2018 | Death House | Virtual Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Big Legend | Rita Laird |
| 2018 | Malevolence 3: Killer | Meredith Bristol |
| 2016 | ISRA 88 | Dr. Withersford |
| 2015 | Tales of Halloween | The Radio DJ |
| 2015 | Divine Access | Catherine |
| 2014 | The Memory Book | Sarah |
| 2012 | Complacent | Judy Sanderson |
| 2012 | Argo | Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch |
| 2011 | Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen | Adrienne |
| 2010 | Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! | Self |
| 2009 | War Wolves | Gail |
| 2009 | Alice Jacobs Is Dead | Alice Jacobs |
| 2009 | The Dog Who Saved Christmas | Cat Lady |
| 2008 | Fly Me to the Moon | Scooters Mom (voice) |
| 2008 | Reach for Me | Valerie |
| 2007 | Unholy | Martha |
| 2007 | Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' | Self |
| 2006 | Christmas Do-Over | Trudi |
| 2006 | Deceit | Kathleen Darrow |
| 2006 | Big John | Self |
| 2005 | The Many Faces of Catwoman | Self |
| 2004 | Ring of Darkness | Alex |
| 2004 | John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies | Self |
| 2004 | Ghost Rock | Mattie Baker |
| 2002 | No Place Like Home | Evie |
| 2002 | The Santa Trap | Alice the Homeless Mom |
| 2002 | Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' | Self |
| 2001 | Spring Break Lawyer | Judge Stern |
| 2000 | The Convent | Christine O'Malley |
| 2000 | Across the Line | Mrs. Randall |
| 1999 | A Wake in Providence | Aunt Lidia |
| 1998 | Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | Simone (voice) |
| 1998 | A Champion's Fight | Nancy Muldenhower |
| 1997 | Bimbo Movie Bash | Dr. Kurtz |
| 1997 | The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects | Narrator |
| 1995 | Burial of the Rats | The Queen |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Voice of Central Computer (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Sailor Moon | Queen Beryl / Queen Serenity (voice) |
| 1994 | Silk Degrees | Violet |
| 1994 | Jailbreakers | Mrs. Sheila Norton |
| 1993 | Father Hood | Celeste |
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited) |
| 1992 | Queen Esther | |
| 1991 | Doublecrossed | Debbie Seal |
| 1991 | Blood River | Georgina |
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes | Jessica Valdemar |
| 1990 | The Easter Story | Mary Magdalene (voice) |
| 1989 | Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death | Dr. Kurtz |
| 1987 | Open House | Lisa Grant |
| 1987 | Ultraman: The Adventure Begins | Beth O'Brien |
| 1986 | Back to School | Vanessa |
| 1985 | Terror at London Bridge | Lynn Chandler |
| 1985 | Seduced | Barbara Orloff |
| 1984 | The Time Traveller | Andrea |
| 1982 | Creepshow | Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate") |
| 1982 | Swamp Thing | Alice Cable |
| 1982 | The Thing | Computer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Maggie |
| 1981 | The Cannonball Run | Marcie |
| 1981 | Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase | Susan O'Neill |
| 1980 | The Fog | Stevie Wayne |
| 1980 | Tourist | Barbara Huggins |
| 1980 | The Top of the Hill | Elizabeth Stone |
| 1980 | Valentine Magic on Love Island | Beverly McGraw |
| 1980 | Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' | Self |
| 1979 | The Darker Side of Terror | Margaret Corwin |
| 1978 | Someone's Watching Me! | Sophie |
| 1978 | Return to Fantasy Island | Margo Dean |
| 1978 | The Crash of Flight 401 | Veronica Daniels |
| 1977 | Red Alert | Judy Wyche |
| 1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for You | Marcia Levine |
| 1976 | The Great Houdinis | Daisy White |
| 1976 | Having Babies | Allie Duggin |
| The Pitchfork Retreat | Elle | |
| Oddities |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duster | |
| 2023 | Harlan Coben's Shelter | Ellen Bolitar |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories | Verna |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Maria Murdock |
| 2020 | AJ and the Queen | Helen |
| 2019 | Creepshow | Dixie Parmelee |
| 2019 | Swamp Thing | Dr. Palomar |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Luisa Falcon |
| 2017 | Dimension 404 | Wilma |
| 2011 | Revenge | Marion Harper |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything! | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Alice Noone |
| 2007 | K-Ville | |
| 2006 | Dexter | Suzanna Coffey |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Adrienne Barbeau |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Jodie Crowley |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Maxine (voice) |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Ruthie |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Helen McCormick (2008) |
| 2000 | Gotham Girls | Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice) |
| 2000 | Gotham Girls | Catwoman / Selina Kyle / Renée Montoya (voice) |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Singer (voice) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice) |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Adrienne Barbeau |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Annie Corell |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Kim Harvey |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. | Trish Neidermeyer |
| 1995 | Sliders | Mother Morehouse |
| 1994 | Weird Science | |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Amanda Carter |
| 1994 | Rebel Highway | Mrs. Norton |
| 1994 | One West Waikiki | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Vivien Sanderson |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Cretak |
| 1992 | The Burden of Proof | Silvia Hartnell |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Catwoman (voice) |
| 1990 | Dream On | Gloria Gantz |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Teacher's Aide") |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Kathryn |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Lynette Bryant |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1979 | Sweepstakes | |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Brenda Richards / Adele Anthony |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Cathy Randall |
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Carol Bowen - Rape Counselor |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars | |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self |
| 1972 | Maude | Carol Traynor |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Marcia Levine |