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Barbara Barrie, Oscar-nominated 'Barney Miller' and 'Suddenly Susan' actress, dead at 95
Her daughter said the 95-year-old actress died by medically assisted death after terminal cancer, capping a career that brought her Oscar and Tony nominations.
- 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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Actress Barbara Barrie Dead at 95 After Medically Assisted Suicide, Terminal Cancer Battle
Actress Barbara Barrie has died by assisted suicide after a terminal cancer diagnosis. She was 95. “On behalf of the Harnick family, I can confirm that her passing was medically assisted in accordance with the New York State Medical Aid in Dying law, of which she was a proponent and advocate,” Barrie’s rep said in […]
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Barbara Barrie, nominated for the Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards and awarded the trophy for the best actress at the 1964 Cannes Festival, died at the age of 95, informs the agency on Thursday...
Oscar-nominated actress Barbara Barrie has decided to end her life with medical assistance after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
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