Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an American writer and actress best known for her roles on the sitcom Maude (1972) and in horror films, especially those produced by John Carpenter, with whom she was once married. Born June 11, 1945 in Sacramento (California) in California, she is the daughter of a Mobil Oil Company executive. In the beginning of her career, she starred in Someone's watching Me! (1978), The Fog (1980) and Escape from New York (1981) All John Carpenter-related films. In the past, she's worked with George A. Romero. This includes the Stephen King anthology Creepshow (1982) as well as Two Evil Eyes (90). Her work alongside other directors of horror includes Wes Creaven's superhero monster movie Swamp Thing (1982). In the 1990s she was most well-known for the voice of Catwoman in Batman: The Animated Series (1992). She was the original tough-girl Betty Rizzo in the first Broadway production of "Grease". She is the author of the memoir "There Are Worse Things I Can Do" (2006), and the comedy romance vampire novels "Vampyres of Hollywood" (2008), "Love Bites" (2010) and "Make Me Dead" (2015).
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