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| − | '''Adrienne Barbeau''' {{born|11|June|1945}} played [[Senator]] [[Cretak]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges]]." |
+ | '''Adrienne Barbeau''' {{born|11|June|1945}} is the actress who played [[Senator]] [[Cretak]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges]]." She took over the role from actress [[Megan Cole]]. |
| + | [[Star Trek birthdays#Born]] in Sacramento, [[California]], Barbeau moved to [[New York City]] in the 1960s, where she began appearing on stage. She gained fame – and made her [[television]] acting debut – playing Carol Tainer, the overstressed daughter of the title character of the hit sitcom ''Maude''. She played the role from 1972 through 1978, during which she also made guest appearances on such programs as ''Eight Is Enough'', ''Quincy, M.E.'' (starring [[Robert Ito]] and [[Garry Walberg]], in an episode with [[Kim Cattrall]]), and ''The Love Boat'' (in a two-parter with [[Richard Lineback]] and [[John Schuck]]). She also appeared in an episode of ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' with [[George Takei]] and co-starred with [[Ricardo Montalban]] and [[France Nuyen]] in the 1978 TV movie ''Return to Fantasy Island'', which served as the second pilot for Montalban's series, on which Barbeau would guest-star twice. Also in 1978, she co-starred with [[William Shatner]] in the TV movie ''Crash''. It was also during the 1970s that Barbeau established herself as a sex symbol, primarily in pin-up posters. |
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| − | She has appeared in television programs such as ''Carnivàle'', ''The Love Boat'' and ''Murder, She Wrote'' although she is probably best known for her role as Bea Arthur and Bill Macy's overstressed daughter on the TV series ''Maude''. She voiced Catwoman in the animated Batman series, ''Batman: Gotham Knights'' and ''Gotham Girls''. |
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| + | Barbaeu later became known for her work in [[horror movie|horror]]s and [[science fiction]] [[film]]s during the early 1980s. In 1980, she starred opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in her then-husband John Carpenter's horror thriller ''The Fog'', which marked her film debut; the following year, she had a role in Carpenter's sci-fi thriller ''Escape from New York''. In 1982, she continued to establish herself as a horror genre actress with a lead role in Wes Craven's cult horror film ''Swamp Thing'' (co-starring [[Ray Wise]], [[Dick Durock]], and [[Nicholas Worth]]). She also appeared in the George A. Romero/Stephen King horror anthology ''Creepshow'' that same year, starring in a segment with [[Fritz Weaver]], [[Robert Harper]], and [[Don Keefer]]. |
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| − | She has appeared in films such as ''The Fog'', ''The Thing'' and ''Escape from New York'' as well as a very camp role in the spoof ''Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death'' with ''Politically Incorrect'''s Bill Maher. Other credits include the 1982 horror movies ''Creepshow'' (co-starring [[Fritz Weaver]], [[Jon Lormer]], [[Robert Harper]], and [[Don Keefer]]) and ''Swamp Thing'' (co-starring [[Ray Wise]], [[Dick Durock]], and [[Nicholas Worth]]). |
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| + | She also appeared in the very camp role in the spoof ''Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death'' with ''Politically Incorrect'''s Bill Maher. |
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...as Kimara Cretak
Adrienne Barbeau (born 11 June 1945; age 78) is the actress who played Senator Cretak in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges." She took over the role from actress Megan Cole.
Star Trek birthdays#Born in Sacramento, California, Barbeau moved to New York City in the 1960s, where she began appearing on stage. She gained fame – and made her television acting debut – playing Carol Tainer, the overstressed daughter of the title character of the hit sitcom Maude. She played the role from 1972 through 1978, during which she also made guest appearances on such programs as Eight Is Enough, Quincy, M.E. (starring Robert Ito and Garry Walberg, in an episode with Kim Cattrall), and The Love Boat (in a two-parter with Richard Lineback and John Schuck). She also appeared in an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame with George Takei and co-starred with Ricardo Montalban and France Nuyen in the 1978 TV movie Return to Fantasy Island, which served as the second pilot for Montalban's series, on which Barbeau would guest-star twice. Also in 1978, she co-starred with William Shatner in the TV movie Crash. It was also during the 1970s that Barbeau established herself as a sex symbol, primarily in pin-up posters.
Barbaeu later became known for her work in horrors and science fiction films during the early 1980s. In 1980, she starred opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in her then-husband John Carpenter's horror thriller The Fog, which marked her film debut; the following year, she had a role in Carpenter's sci-fi thriller Escape from New York. In 1982, she continued to establish herself as a horror genre actress with a lead role in Wes Craven's cult horror film Swamp Thing (co-starring Ray Wise, Dick Durock, and Nicholas Worth). She also appeared in the George A. Romero/Stephen King horror anthology Creepshow that same year, starring in a segment with Fritz Weaver, Robert Harper, and Don Keefer.
She also appeared in the very camp role in the spoof Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death with Politically Incorrect's Bill Maher.
External Links
- Adrienne Barbeau at Wikipedia
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