Adrienne Barbeau
June 11, 1945 (81 years old) in Sacramento, California, USA
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.
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Credits
- 2026 · Hollywood Does Abortion as self
- 2026 · Oddities as
- 2025 · The Pitchfork Retreat as Elle
- 2025 · The Demon Detective as
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self
- 2021 · Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale as Self
- 2020 · Unearth as Kathryn Dolan
- 2020 · For the Love of Jessee as Katharyn
- 2020 · Eagle and the Albatross as Pearl
- 2019 · Gates of Darkness as Rosemary
- 2019 · Hoax as Wilma
- 2019 · Exorcism at 60,000 Feet as Mrs. Monetgue
- 2019 · The Chain as Emma
- 2019 · Apple Seed as Jolene
- 2018 · Malevolence 3: Killer as Meredith Bristol
- 2018 · Death House as Virtual Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Divine Access as Catherine
- 2014 · The Memory Book as Sarah
- 2011 · Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Dog Who Saved Christmas as Cat Lady
- 2009 · War Wolves as Gail
- 2006 · Christmas Do-Over as Trudi
- 2004 · Ghost Rock as Mattie Baker
- 2002 · The Santa Trap as Alice the Homeless Mom
- 2000 · The Convent as Christine O'Malley
- 1997 · Bimbo Movie Bash as Dr. Kurtz
- 1995 · Burial of the Rats as The Queen
- 1994 · Jailbreakers as Mrs. Sheila Norton
- 1994 · Silk Degrees as Violet
- 1991 · The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self - Presenter
- 1991 · Blood River as Georgina
- 1990 · The Easter Story as Mary Magdalene (voice)
- 1985 · Terror at London Bridge as Lynn Chandler
- 1985 · Seduced as Barbara Orloff
- 1984 · The Time Traveller as Andrea
- 1980 · Top of the Hill as Elizabeth Stone
- 1979 · The Darker Side of Terror as Margaret Corwin
- 1978 · The Crash of Flight 401 as Veronica Daniels
- 1978 · Return to Fantasy Island as Margo Dean
- 1976 · Having Babies as Allie Duggin
- Future · Hannah Goes to Hell as
- 2026 · Remembering Wes Craven: His Life, Legacy and Nightmares as Self
- 2025 · Duster as
- 2024 · Graves From the Black Lagoon as Helen
- 2024 · Watchmen: Chapter II as Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice)
- 2024 · Watchmen: Chapter I as Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre / TV Broadcaster (voice)
- 2024 · Hustlers Take All as Priscilla
- 2024 · X-Men '97 as Sister Anne (voice)
- 2023 · Harlan Coben's Shelter as Ellen Bolitar
- 2023 · Oddities as Susan
- 2022 · In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2022 · Early Retirement as Pat
- 2022 · Hellblazers as Georgia
- 2021 · Cowboy Bebop as Maria Murdock
- 2021 · American Horror Stories as Verna
- 2020 · Jimmy's Jungle as Tammy
- 2020 · Curious George: Go West, Go Wild as Ginny's Mom (voice)
- 2020 · Little Willy as Adrienne
- 2020 · AJ and the Queen as Helen
- 2019 · Creepshow as Dixie Parmelee
- 2019 · Swamp Thing as Dr. Palomar
- 2019 · Swell as Dr. Shields
- 2019 · She Kills as Self
- 2018 · Big Legend as Rita Laird
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as Luisa Falcon
- 2017 · Dimension 404 as Wilma
- 2016 · ISRA 88 as Dr. Withersford
- 2015 · Tales of Halloween as The Radio DJ
- 2012 · Argo as Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch
- 2012 · Complacent as Judy Sanderson
- 2011 · Revenge as Marion Harper
- 2010 · Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! as Self
- 2010 · Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen as Adrienne
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Joy Behar: Say Anything! as
- 2009 · Batman: Arkham Asylum (The Movie) as Voice of Arkham
- 2009 · Alice Jacobs Is Dead as Alice Jacobs
- 2008 · Reach for Me as Valerie
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Alice Noone
- 2008 · Fly Me to the Moon as Scooters Mom (voice)
- 2007 · Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' as Self
- 2007 · K-Ville as
- 2007 · Unholy as Martha
- 2006 · Big John as Self
- 2006 · Deceit as Kathleen Darrow
- 2006 · Dexter as Suzanna Coffey
- 2006 · The New Adventures of Old Christine as Adrienne Barbeau
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Jodie Crowley
- 2005 · American Dad! as Maxine (voice)
- 2005 · The Many Faces of Catwoman as Self
- 2004 · John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies as Self
- 2004 · Century City as
- 2004 · Ring of Darkness as Alex
- 2003 · Return to 'Escape from New York' as Herself
- 2003 · Cold Case as Helen McCormick (2008)
- 2003 · Carnivàle as Ruthie
- 2003 · Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · No Place Like Home as Evie
- 2002 · Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' as Self
- 2001 · Spring Break Lawyer as Judge Stern
- 2000 · Gotham Girls as Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)
- 2000 · Gotham Girls as Catwoman / Selina Kyle / Renée Montoya (voice)
- 2000 · Across the Line as Mrs. Randall
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Singer (voice)
- 1999 · A Wake in Providence as Aunt Lidia
- 1998 · Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island as Simone (voice)
- 1998 · A Champion's Fight as Nancy Muldenhower
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The Angry Beavers as
- 1997 · The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects as Narrator
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Adrienne Barbeau
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Annie Corell
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Kim Harvey
- 1995 · Judge Dredd as Voice of Central Computer (uncredited)
- 1995 · Sliders as Mother Morehouse
- 1995 · The Wayans Bros. as Trish Neidermeyer
- 1994 · One West Waikiki as
- 1994 · Rebel Highway as Sheila Norton
- 1994 · Weird Science as
- 1994 · Babylon 5 as Amanda Carter
- 1994 · Sailor Moon as Queen Beryl / Queen Serenity (voice)
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Vivien Sanderson
- 1993 · Demolition Man as Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited)
- 1993 · Father Hood as Celeste
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Cretak
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Catwoman (voice)
- 1992 · Queen Esther as
- 1992 · The Burden of Proof as Silvia Hartnell
- 1991 · Doublecrossed as Debbie Seal
- 1990 · Dream On as Gloria Gantz
- 1990 · Two Evil Eyes as Jessica Valdemar
- 1989 · Ultraman: The Adventure Begins as Beth O'Brien (voice)
- 1989 · Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death as Dr. Kurtz
- 1989 · Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief as Self
- 1988 · Monsters as Fiona Flynn
- 1987 · Open House as Lisa Grant
- 1986 · The Real Ghostbusters as Mrs. Campbell (voice)
- 1986 · Back to School as Vanessa
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Teacher's Aide")
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Kathryn
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Lynette Bryant
- 1982 · Creepshow as Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
- 1982 · Hotel as Barbara Harrington
- 1982 · The Thing as Computer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1982 · Swamp Thing as Alice Cable
- 1981 · Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase as Susan O'Neill
- 1981 · The Cannonball Run as Marcie
- 1981 · Escape from New York as Maggie
- 1980 · Tourist as Barbara Huggins
- 1980 · Valentine Magic on Love Island as Beverly McGraw
- 1980 · The Fog as Stevie Wayne
- 1980 · Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' as Self
- 1979 · $weepstake$ as Bonnie Jones
- 1978 · Someone's Watching Me! as Sophie
- 1978 · Fantasy Island as Brenda Richards / Adele Anthony
- 1977 · Have I Got a Christmas for You as Marcia Levine
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Cathy Randall
- 1977 · Red Alert as Judy Wyche
- 1977 · Eight Is Enough as
- 1976 · Battle of the Network Stars as
- 1976 · The Great Houdinis as Daisy White
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Carol Bowen - Rape Counselor
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1972 · Maude as Carol Traynor
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Marcia Levine