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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Movies (38)
The Pitchfork Retreat
as Elle
2025
The Demon Detective
2025
Graves From the Black Lagoon
as Helen
2024
Watchmen: Chapter II
as Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice)
2024
Watchmen: Chapter I
as Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre / TV Broadcaster (voice)
2024
Hustlers Take All
as Priscilla
2024
Oddities
as Susan
2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self
2022
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
as Self
2022
Early Retirement
as Pat
2022
Hellblazers
as Georgia
2022
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
2021
Jimmy's Jungle
as Tammy
2020
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
as Ginny's Mom (voice)
2020
Unearth
as Kathryn Dolan
2020
Little Willy
as Adrienne
2020
For the Love of Jessee
as Katharyn
2020
Eagle and the Albatross
as Pearl
2020
Gates of Darkness
as Rosemary
2019
Hoax
as Wilma
2019
Exorcism at 60,000 Feet
as Mrs. Monetgue
2019
The Chain
as Emma
2019
Apple Seed
as Jolene
2019
Swell
as Dr. Shields
2019
Malevolence 3: Killer
as Meredith Bristol
2018
Big Legend
as Rita Laird
2018
Death House
as Virtual Narrator (voice)
2018
ISRA 88
as Dr. Withersford
2016
Tales of Halloween
as The Radio DJ
2015
Divine Access
as Catherine
2015
The Memory Book
as Sarah
2014
Argo
as Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch
2012
Complacent
as Judy Sanderson
2012
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
as Self
2010
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
as Adrienne
2010
The Dog Who Saved Christmas
as Cat Lady
2009
Alice Jacobs Is Dead
as Alice Jacobs
2009
TV Shows (12)
Duster
2025
Harlan Coben's Shelter
as Ellen Bolitar
2023
Cowboy Bebop
as Maria Murdock
2021
American Horror Stories
as Verna
2021
AJ and the Queen
as Helen
2020
Creepshow
as Dixie Parmelee
2019
Swamp Thing
as Dr. Palomar
2019
9-1-1
as Luisa Falcon
2018
Dimension 404
as Wilma
2017
Revenge
as Marion Harper
2011
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009