Adrienne Barbeau
PMP Network Presents
Adrienne Barbeau reflects on her iconic role in the television series 'Maude.' She shares insights into the show's significant impact on women and discusses her experiences meeting fans at autograph signings and horror conventions.
Actress
Adrienne Barbeau
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About Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau is an actress and author who won a Theatre World Award for originating the role of Betty Rizzo in Broadway's Grease in 1971. She became widely known as Carol Traynor on the sitcom Maude from 1972 to 1978, then starred in horror films including The Fog and Escape from New York. She later voiced Catwoman in the DC Animated Universe and published the bestselling memoir There Are Worse Things I Could Do.
In this interview
- Recalls how her Maude character empowered women and impacted their lives.
- Describes meeting fans at autograph signings and horror conventions in recent years.
- Notes she became more aware of the show's effect on women later.
“Not too many people ever acknowledge the effect the show had on women.”— Adrienne Barbeau, in this interview
Since this interview
Barbeau won Best Actress in a Short Film at the 2023 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival for Early Retirement. She appeared in Netflix series A.J. and the Queen and Cowboy Be-bop, and recently completed filming the horror thriller Oddities. In 2015, she performed in the national tour of Pippin, singing while hanging upside down from a trapeze.
