An American actress who achieved cult status in the 1970s with her
participation in the neo-expressionist off-off Broadway movement with
roles in Women Behind Bars and The Dirtiest Show in Town.
Barr was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. She graduated from the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began her career in the 1971 Los
Angeles production of Tom Eyen's Dirtiest Show in Town. She went on to
star in Eyen's Women Behind Bars, and play Anita Bryant in Ronald
Tavel's The Ovens of Anita Orange Juice at Williamstown Theater
Festival and later again in New York, among many other productions. She
also appeared in Eyen's White Whore and the Bit Player, Ms Neffertiti
Regrets and Give My Regards to Off-Off Broadway at Ellen Stewart's La
MaMa ETC. And performed at Theater Genesis at St. Mark's Church in the
Bowery, and Manhattan Theater Club.
In the early 90's Barr wrote and performed a solo performance piece
titled "Protect Me From What I Want" in comedy venues around Los
Angeles. Barr went on to guest star on numerous TV series, including
Hill Street Blues, Night Court, Seinfeld and Cheers where she was the
only actor to appear as two different characters on two separate
episodes. She was a series regular on ABC's Max Headroom and also
appeared in Martin Ritt's Nuts, and Dario Argento's Trauma.
Barr has just completed a novel that takes place in Manhattan in 1969.