Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated 'Barney Miller' and 'Suddenly Susan' actress, dead at 95
Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated 'Barney Miller' and 'Suddenly Susan' actress, dead at 95
Barbara had died at 95 years old following a terminal cancer diagnosis, according to a report.
The "Barney Miller" actresss death at her home in New York City was medically assisted, her daughter told The New York Times.
The Oscar-nominated actress TV and film career spanned multiple decades from the 1950s until last year.
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Barrie was known for her small screen roles as Barney Millers wife on "Barney Miller," a police series that ran from 1975 to 1982, and as Brooke Shields grandmother on "Suddenly Susan."
She was nominated for an Academy Award for 1979s "Breaking Away" and she won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for 1964s "One Potato, Two Potato."
She lost to Meryl Streep for "Kramer vs. Kramer" at the Oscars.
She also played Goldie Hawns mother in 1980s "Private Benjamin."
Barrie was also a prolific Broadway actress who was nominated for a Tony for her performance in the original 1970 cast of Stephen Sondheims "Company."
The 95-year-old made her Broadway debut in "The Wooden Dish" in 1955 after she moved to New York when she graduated from college in Texas, telling the Akron Beacon Journal in 1963 that she only went there because of a man.
"To tell you the truth, the only reason I went was because I had a boyfriend who was living there. We were supposed to get married, but couldnt right away," she said. "Since I had gone to all the trouble of moving to New York, I figured I might as well try to act."
Barrie told the Westside Rag in 2024 that she has been acting for 55 years, and "I think it took 45 years to become a good actor. I think it takes that long. You strip away everything. You strip away all the junk. You strip away all the egos. You strip away all the temperament, and you just deal with the person youre playing. Thats all you have to do, but it takes years to learn that."










