Adrienne Barbeau

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Gender: Female
Born: 11th June 1945 (currently 66 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Carnivàle, Batman: The Animated Series, Maude, Gotham Girls, Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
Movies: Creepshow, Ring of Darkness, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, John Carpenter's The Fog, Two Evil Eyes, Someone's Watching Me, Swamp Thing, Fly Me to the Moon, Escape from New York, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, Unholy, A Wake in Providence, Burial of the Rats, The Time Traveller, The Convent, Back to School, The Dog Who Saved Christmas, Ultraman: The Adventure Begins, The Cannonball Run, Ghost Rock, Father Hood, Seduced, No Place Like Home, Deceit, Complacent, Reach for Me, War Wolves, Open House, Alice Jacobs is Dead, Across the Line, Crash, Christmas Do-Over, The Thing, Manson Rising, The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation, Bridge Across Time, A Champion's Fight, Spring Break Lawyer, Blood River, Doublecrossed, Judge Dredd, Silk Degrees, Demolition Man, Red Alert, The Great Houdinis, The Burden of Proof, Argo

Adrienne Jo Barbeau (pronounced AdriENNE BarBO; born June 11, 1945) is an American actress 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.

Barbeau was born in Sacramento, California, the daughter of Armene (née Nalbandian) and Joseph Barbeau, who was a public relations executive for Mobil Oil. Her mother was of Armenian descent and her father's ancestry included French-Canadian, Irish, and German. She has a sister Jocelyn and a half brother on her father's side, Robert Barbeau, who still resides in the Sacramento area. She attended Del Mar High School in San Jose, California. In her autobiography, Barbeau says that

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