Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American film actress. She was born in Sacramento, California to a French father and an Armenian mother.

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June 11 - 1945 - American - Actress - Sacramento, California - French - Armenian

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Barbeau made her Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof, but is perhaps best known for her role as Carol Trainor on the CBS television sitcom Maude (1972-78), and her roles in a number of horror films, including Swamp Thing (1982) and Creepshow (1982). She also appeared in the all-star comedy Cannonball Run (1981) to win the cross-country auto race. She also played Oswald's mother on The Drew Carey Show and from 2003 to 2005 starred on the HBO series Carnivale.

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Broadway - Fiddler on the Roof - CBS - Sitcom - Maude - Swamp Thing - Creepshow - Cannonball Run - The Drew Carey Show - 2003 - 2005 - HBO - Carnivale

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From 1979 to 1984 she was married to director John Carpenter; she appeared in his films The Fog and Escape from New York. The couple have a son, Cody. Barbeau married her current husband, Billy Van Zandt, in 1994. Barbeau gave birth to twins, Walker and William, in 1997 at the age of 51.

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John Carpenter - The Fog - Escape from New York - Billy Van Zandt

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Like country singer Dolly Parton, Barbeau has achieved a certain degree of notoriety for her ample bosom. And, like Parton, she has refused offers to doff her clothing within the pages of Playboy magazine.

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In the animated series Sealab 2021, she is mentioned numerous times. One of Captain Murphy's lifelong dreams is that if his brain were to be put in a robot body, it would be that of an 'Adrienne Barbeaubot'. In a later episode (I Robot Really) he got his wish, with chainsaw hands and 'D-cups of Justice'. In one other episode (Der Dieb), he declared himself married to her, and also crowned her Queen of Mars from Olympus Mons to Tharsis.

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Sealab 2021 - Captain Murphy - Olympus Mons - Tharsis

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