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Adrienne Barbeau
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Actor Born: June 11, 1945 in Sacramento, CA Biography:American actress "Adrienne Barbeau" was encouraged by her mother to take dancing and singing lessons. Adrienne was active in theatre both in high school and at Foothills Junior College; by age 19 she was touring Pacific military bases as a member of the San Jose Light Opera. After an unprepossessing job with a termite-control company, Adrienne set out for New York, paying the bills with a variety of jobs including go-go dancing in New Jersey nightclubs. In 1968 she was cast as Hodel in the long-running Broadway production Fiddler on the Roof, and three years later was featured in Grease, winning a Tony nomination through her rendition of "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee." From here, Adrienne was hired by "Norman Lear" to replace first-choice actress "Marcia Rodd" in the role of the divorced daughter on the controversial TV sitcom Maude. She played the role from 1972 through the series' cancellation in... Full Biography
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