Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Adrienne Barbeau

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
  • Writer
IMDbProStarmeter
Top 5,000135
Adrienne Barbeau
A nostalgic journey through '80s sci-fi films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.
Play trailer4:37
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
67 Videos
74 Photos
Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and author best known for her roles on the sitcom Maude (1972) and in horror films, especially those directed by John Carpenter, with whom she was once married. She was born on June 11, 1945 in Sacramento, California, the daughter of an executive for Mobil Oil Company. Early on in her career, she starred in Someone's Watching Me! (1978), The Fog (1980) and Escape from New York (1981), all John Carpenter-related projects. She has collaborated with George A. Romero on occasion, such as Stephen King's anthology Creepshow (1982) and Two Evil Eyes (1990). Her work with other horror directors includes Wes Craven's superhero monster movie Swamp Thing (1982). During the 1990s, she became best known for providing the voice of Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series (1992). She was the original tough-girl Betty Rizzo in the first Broadway production of "Grease". She is the author of the memoir "There Are Worse Things I Can Do" (2006), and the comedy romance vampire novels "Vampyres of Hollywood" (2008), "Love Bites" (2010) and "Make Me Dead" (2015).
BornJune 11, 1945
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornJune 11, 1945
IMDbProStarmeter
Top 5,000135
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
  • Awards

Photos74

Adrienne Barbeau in The Fog (1980)
Adrienne Barbeau in The Fog (1980)
Adrienne Barbeau and Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
Adrienne Barbeau and Ty Mitchell in The Fog (1980)
Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)
Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton, and Isaac Hayes in Escape from New York (1981)
Adrienne Barbeau in The Fog (1980)
Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, Kurt Russell, and Harry Dean Stanton in Escape from New York (1981)
Adrienne Barbeau in Carnivàle (2003)
Adrienne Barbeau in Maude (1972)
Adrienne Barbeau and Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
Adrienne Barbeau, Bea Arthur, and Bill Macy in Maude (1972)

Known for

Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)
Escape from New York
7.1
  • Maggie
  • 1981
Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow
6.8
  • Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
  • 1982
The Fog (1980)
The Fog
6.8
  • Stevie Wayne
  • 1980
Back to School (1986)
Back to School
6.6
  • Vanessa
  • 1986

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actress

  • The Pitch-Fork
    • Pre-production
  • Kindling
    • In Production
  • Harlan Coben's Shelter
    • Pre-production
  • Early Retirement (2022)
    Early Retirement
  • Tony Todd in Hellblazers (2022)
    Hellblazers
  • Cowboy Bebop (2021)
    Cowboy Bebop
  • American Horror Stories (2021)
    American Horror Stories
  • Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020)
    Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
    • (voice)
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Marc Blucas, Monica Wyche, P.J. Marshall, Allison McAtee, Rachel McKeon, and Brooke Sorenson in Unearth (2020)
    Unearth
  • Little Willy (2020)
    Little Willy
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Randy Wayne, and Mandahla Rose in For the Love of Jessee (2020)
    For the Love of Jessee
  • Dan Lauria, Angela Shelton, Amber Liu, and Michael Zegarski in The Eagle and the Albatross (2020)
    The Eagle and the Albatross
  • RuPaul and Izzy G. in AJ and the Queen (2020)
    AJ and the Queen
  • Creepshow (2019)
    Creepshow
  • Gates of Darkness (2019)
    Gates of Darkness
  • Brian Thompson in Hoax (2019)
    Hoax
  • Exorcism at 60,000 Feet (2019)
    Exorcism at 60,000 Feet
  • Derek Mears and Crystal Reed in Swamp Thing (2019)
    Swamp Thing

Soundtrack

  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude

Videos72

There Are Worse Things I Could Do
Demo Reel 2:54
There Are Worse Things I Could Do
Through the Lens: Defining Carpenteresque and Why It Belongs in the Dictionary
Clip 4:54
Through the Lens: Defining Carpenteresque and Why It Belongs in the Dictionary
Swamp Thing
Clip 2:39
Swamp Thing
The Fog
Clip 1:03
The Fog
Trailer
Trailer 3:32
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 4:37
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:46
Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:47
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:22
Official Trailer
Official Trailer - Season 3
Trailer 1:01
Official Trailer - Season 3
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 2:14
Trailer [OV]
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:53
Official Trailer

Personal details

Edit
  • Official sites
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • June 11, 1945
    • Sacramento, California, USA
    • Billy Van ZandtDecember 31, 1992 - present (filed for divorce, 2 children)
    • (Half Sibling)
  • Other works
    Narrator of Judith Krantz's "Mistral's Daughter" - audiobook.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 18 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    In 1978, a poster of Adrienne Barbeau wearing a tight purple corset was a bestseller. The poster's image later served as a cover photo for her autobiography.
  • Quotes
    Who knew at the time? It's the same as my horror films. It's wonderful at this point in my career to realize there are pieces of work that have sustained themselves all this time. I'll run into people who say, "We watch Swamp Thing (1982) once a month!".
    • The voice of Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
  • Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • IMDb Developer
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.