Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated 'Barney Miller' and 'Suddenly Susan' actress, dead at 95
Her family said she died by medical aid in dying after a terminal cancer diagnosis, and she was known for Breaking Away and Barney Miller.
- On Wednesday, Oscar-nominated actress Barbara Barrie died at 95 in Manhattan, known for her roles in Breaking Away, One Potato, Two Potato, and the sitcom Barney Miller.
- Born Barbara Ann Berman in Chicago on May 23, 1931, she gained early acclaim for One Potato, Two Potato, winning best actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964.
- Barrie earned an Oscar nomination for playing the supportive mother in Breaking Away and received a Tony nomination for the original 1970 production of Stephen Sondheim's Company.
- Her daughter, Jane Harnick, confirmed that Barrie died with medical assistance due to terminal cancer; she is survived by her son, Aaron, and three grandchildren.
- She played the police captain's wife on Barney Miller and appeared in Suddenly Susan, while her 2008 donation to the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library preserves her career legacy.
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Oscar-Nominated Actor Dies in Assisted Suicide at 95
Barbara Barrie thing her own exit, at age 95. The stage and screen actor, nominated for an Oscar for playing the quietly steaky mom in 1979's Breaking Away, died on Wednesday at her New York City home, her agent said. Her death was medically assisted under New York's Medical Aid...
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