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Culture · 5 d ago

Barbara Barrie in a 1980 press photo

Oscar-nominated actress Barbara Barrie dies at 95

She died Wednesday at her home in Manhattan, with medical assistance, her daughter Jane Harnick said.

Barrie was nominated for an Oscar for the 1979 film Breaking Away and for a Tony for the original Broadway production of Company.

Background

She was also known for the TV series Barney Miller and Suddenly Susan, and won best actress at Cannes in 1964 for One Potato, Two Potato.