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Barbara Harris began acting while still a teenager in Chicago, playing small parts in the Playwrights Theatre Club (whose other players included such youngsters as Edward Asner, Mike Nichols and Elaine May). She was also in "The Compass Players", the first ongoing improvisational theater troupe in America... See full bio »

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in Evanston, Illinois, USA
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1997 Grosse Pointe Blank
Mary Blank
 
1992 Middle Ages (TV series)
Jean
– Night Moves (1992) … Jean
 
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Fanny Eubanks
 
1987 Nice Girls Don't Explode
Mom
 
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
Evelyn Kelcher
 
1981 Second-Hand Hearts
Dinette Dusty
 
1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Ellie Tynan
 
1979 The North Avenue Irregulars
Vickie
 
1978 Movie Movie
Trixie Lane
 
1977 A Doonesbury Special (short) (voice)
 
1976 Freaky Friday
Mrs. Andrews
 
1976 Family Plot
Blanche Tyler
 
1975 Nashville
Albuquerque
 
1975 The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Miss Helen Fredericks
 
1974 Mixed Company
Kathy Morrison
 
1972 The War Between Men and Women
Theresa Alice Kozlenko
 
1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Allison Densmore
 
1971 Plaza Suite
Muriel Tate
 
1971 Stand Up and Cheer (TV series)
 
1967 Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
Rosalie
 
1965 A Thousand Clowns
Sandra
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Anna Faye / Elaine Radnitz
– So Some Girls Play the Cello (1964) … Elaine Radnitz
– White on White (1964) … Anna Faye
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Margit Wolsung
– Claire Chevel Died in Boston (1964) … Margit Wolsung
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Sophie Kannakos
– No Wild Games for Sophie (1963) … Sophie Kannakos
 
1963 Chronicle (TV series)
– The French, They Are So French (1963)
 
1963 What's Going on Here? (TV movie)
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Helga Royd
– Daughter Am I in My Father's House (1962) … Helga Royd
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Beth
– Beta Delta Gamma (1961) … Beth
 
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1976 Freaky Friday (performer: "I'd Like To Be You For A Day")
 
1975 Nashville (performer: "It Don't Worry Me")
 
1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (performer: "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" - uncredited, "Ricky Ticky Song" - uncredited)
 
1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (performer: "Movie Star/Gorgeous")
 
1965 A Thousand Clowns (performer: "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby" 1925 - uncredited)
 
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1979 The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer and Winner: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
 
1966 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner (1966) … Herself - Singer
 
1964 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.24 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.21 (1964) … Herself
 
1962 As Caesar Sees It (TV movie)
Herself
 
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1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Mrs. Vickie Sims/Kiddie Car, Irregular
 
1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Was nominated for a 1966 Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical for 'On a Clear Day'. See more »

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Performers should be judged only by their work on-stage -- too much is made of their personal lives. See more »

Trivia:

Along with Elaine May, she is generally acknowledged to be one of the pioneering women in the field of improvisational theatre. Scenes she created with Alan Arkin, Severn Darden, Paul Sand and other celebrated members of the Second City and Compass companies are studied as masterpieces of the form. Most famous scenes: "Museum Piece" (with Arkin) and "First Affair" (with Darden). See more »

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