
Adrienne Barbeau
Biography
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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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Demon Detective
2025Duster
2024Graves From the Black Lagoon as Helen
2024Watchmen: Chapter II as Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice)
2024Watchmen: Chapter I as Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre / TV Broadcaster (voice)
2024Hustlers Take All as Priscilla
2023Harlan Coben's Shelter as Ellen Bolitar
2023Oddities as Susan
2022In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
20221982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
2022Early Retirement as Pat
2022Hellblazers as Georgia
2021Cowboy Bebop as Maria Murdock
2021American Horror Stories as Verna
2021Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale as Self
2020Jimmy's Jungle as Tammy
2020Curious George: Go West, Go Wild as Ginny's Mom (voice)
2020Unearth as Kathryn Dolan
2020Little Willy as Adrienne
2020For the Love of Jessee as Katharyn
2020Eagle and the Albatross as Pearl
2020AJ and the Queen as Helen
2019Gates of Darkness as Rosemary
2019Creepshow as Dixie Parmelee
2019Hoax as Wilma
2019Exorcism at 60,000 Feet as Mrs. Monetgue
2019Swamp Thing as Dr. Palomar
2019The Chain as Emma
2019Apple Seed as Jolene
2019Swell as Dr. Shields
2018Malevolence 3: Killer as Meredith Bristol
2018Big Legend as Rita Laird
2018Death House as Virtual Narrator (voice)
20189-1-1 as Luisa Falcon
2017Dimension 404 as Wilma
2016ISRA 88 as Dr. Withersford
2015Tales of Halloween as The Radio DJ
2015Divine Access as Catherine
2014The Memory Book as Sarah
2012Argo as Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch
2012Complacent as Judy Sanderson
2011Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
2011Revenge as Marion Harper
2010Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! as Self
2010Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen as Adrienne
2009The Dog Who Saved Christmas as Cat Lady
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009Alice Jacobs Is Dead as Alice Jacobs
2009War Wolves as Gail
2008Reach for Me as Valerie
2008Sons of Anarchy as Alice Noone
2008Fly Me to the Moon as Scooters Mom (voice)
2007Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' as Self
2007K-Ville
2007Unholy as Martha
2006Christmas Do-Over as Trudi
2006Big John as Self
2006Deceit as Kathleen Darrow
2006Dexter as Suzanna Coffey
2006The New Adventures of Old Christine as Adrienne Barbeau
2005Grey's Anatomy as Jodie Crowley
2005American Dad! as Maxine (voice)
2005The Many Faces of Catwoman as Self
2004Ghost Rock as Mattie Baker
2004John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies as Self
2004Ring of Darkness as Alex
2003Return to 'Escape from New York' as Herself
2003Cold Case as Helen McCormick (2008)
2003Carnivàle as Ruthie
2003Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002The Santa Trap as Alice the Homeless Mom
2002No Place Like Home as Evie
2002Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog' as Self
2001Spring Break Lawyer as Judge Stern
2000Gotham Girls as Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)
2000Gotham Girls as Catwoman / Selina Kyle / Renée Montoya (voice)
2000Across the Line as Mrs. Randall
2000The Convent as Christine O'Malley
1999Batman Beyond as Singer (voice)
1999A Wake in Providence as Aunt Lidia
1998Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island as Simone (voice)
1998A Champion's Fight as Nancy Muldenhower
1997The New Batman Adventures as Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)
1997The View as Self
1997Bimbo Movie Bash as Dr. Kurtz
1997The Angry Beavers
1997The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects as Narrator
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Adrienne Barbeau
1996Nash Bridges as Annie Corell
1995The Drew Carey Show as Kim Harvey
1995Burial of the Rats as The Queen
1995Judge Dredd as Voice of Central Computer (uncredited)
1995Sliders as Mother Morehouse
1995The Wayans Bros. as Trish Neidermeyer
1994Jailbreakers as Mrs. Sheila Norton
1994Silk Degrees as Violet
1994One West Waikiki
1994Rebel Highway as Mrs. Norton
1994Weird Science
1994Babylon 5 as Amanda Carter
1994Sailor Moon as Queen Beryl / Queen Serenity (voice)
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Vivien Sanderson
1993Demolition Man as Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited)
1993Father Hood as Celeste
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Cretak
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Catwoman (voice)
1992Queen Esther
1992The Burden of Proof as Silvia Hartnell
1991Doublecrossed as Debbie Seal
1991Blood River as Georgina
1990Dream On as Gloria Gantz
1990Two Evil Eyes as Jessica Valdemar
1990The Easter Story as Mary Magdalene (voice)
1989Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death as Dr. Kurtz
1987Ultraman: The Adventure Begins as Beth O'Brien
1987Open House as Lisa Grant
1986Back to School as Vanessa
1985Terror at London Bridge as Lynn Chandler
1985The Twilight Zone as (segment "Teacher's Aide")
1985Seduced as Barbara Orloff
1984Murder, She Wrote as Kathryn
1984Murder, She Wrote as Lynette Bryant
1984The Time Traveller as Andrea
1982Creepshow as Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
1982Hotel
1982The Thing as Computer (voice) (uncredited)
1982Swamp Thing as Alice Cable
1981Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase as Susan O'Neill
1981The Cannonball Run as Marcie
1981Escape from New York as Maggie
1980Tourist as Barbara Huggins
1980Valentine Magic on Love Island as Beverly McGraw
1980The Top of the Hill as Elizabeth Stone
1980The Fog as Stevie Wayne
1980Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog' as Self
1979The Darker Side of Terror as Margaret Corwin
1979$weepstake$ as Bonnie Jones
1978Someone's Watching Me! as Sophie
1978The Crash of Flight 401 as Veronica Daniels
1978Fantasy Island as Brenda Richards / Adele Anthony
1978Return to Fantasy Island as Margo Dean
1977Have I Got a Christmas for You as Marcia Levine
1977The Love Boat as Cathy Randall
1977Red Alert as Judy Wyche
1977Eight Is Enough
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1976Having Babies as Allie Duggin
1976The Great Houdinis as Daisy White
1976Quincy, M.E. as Carol Bowen - Rape Counselor
1974Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1972Maude as Carol Traynor
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Marcia Levine
—The Pitchfork Retreat as Elle
—Oddities
—Hannah Goes to Hell








