
Adrienne Barbeau
ActressBorn 1945Active 2014
Career at a glance
1Hallmark film
Weirdness4.0 / 10
Mostly standard issue
Follow & about Adrienne
- From
- Sacramento
- Married to
- John Carpenter
Awards & honours
- Theatre World Award · 1972
- Fangoria Chainsaw Awards · 2002
- Chicago Horror Film Festival · 2010
- New York City Horror Film Festival · 2016
- Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival · 2023
- FANtastic Horror Film Festival, San Diego · 2023
Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Betty Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay on the sitcom Maude (1972–1978). In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), and Swamp Thing (1982). She also provided the voice of Catwoman in the DC Animated Universe. In the 2000s, she appeared on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005) as Ruthie.
