Where Is She Now: Adrienne Barbeau (Actress) as Carol - Maude (TV Series).
Updated: 06/25/2005
Name: Adrienne Barbeau
Born: June 11, 1945 in Sacramento, California
Claim To Fame: A couple of roles that seem to be most identified with Adrienne are: the daughter (Carol) of Maude on the TV series, 'Maude' and her role in the movie 'Escape From New York.'
Family Life: Billy Van Zandt (1992 - current), twin boys, William and Walker... She was 52 when she gave birth to them.
John Carpenter (January 1979 - 1984) (divorced) son, Cody.
Info: If you live in the Los Angeles area you may remember her as a
television talk show host and a weekly book reviewer for KABC talk radio.
Adrienne has starred in over 25 musicals and plays, among them "Pump Boys & Dinettes"; "Women Behind Bars"; Kander and Ebb's "And the World Goes Round";
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"; "Love Letters"; the West coast premieres of "A Walk on the Wild Side" and "Drop Dead"; the Canadian premiere of Neil
Simon's "Lost in Yonkers"; and the world premiere of "What the Rabbi Saw"
Most recently she returned to "Fiddler on the Roof" as Tevye's wife, Golde. "I figure if I live long enough, I'll be playing Golde's grandmother, Tzeitle."
Trivia: Adrienne was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of bad-girl
Rizzo in the original Broadway production of "Grease".
Made her Broadway debut in "Fiddler on the Roof" and has since returned. This time playing the role of Tevye's wife, Golde. Adrienne says, "I figure if I live long enough, I'll be playing Golde's grandmother, Tzeitle."
Worked as a New York city go-go dancer from 1964-1967 while breaking in on Broadway.
Where Is She Now: Adrienne has just finished filming "Unholy" in which she stars as a mother trying to uncover the terrifying secret that is jeopardizing her family.
Adrienne is currently starring as "Ruthie" in the HBO series "Carnivale." She won The Women's Image Network (WIN) in the best actress in a TV drama category for this role.
Adrienne is currently writing a collection of stories about her life called
There Are Worse Things I Could Do, to be published in Spring of 2006.
She just released a CD called, Adrienne Barbeau.
Click here for a sample of 'There Are Worse Things I Could Do'
Click here for a sample of 'All These Years'
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