Adrienne Barbeau Net Worth

Adrienne Barbeau's Quotes

• Who knew at the time? It's the same as my horror films. It's wonderful at this point in my career to realize there are pieces of work that have sustained themselves all this time. I'll run into people who say, "We watch Swamp Thing (1982) once a month!".
• [on her role in The Cannonball Run (1981)]: All the talent I needed was in my breastbone.
• [on the remake The Fog (2005)]: I have not seen it and I have no desire to see it, either.
• I'm realizing that a soap offers so many opportunities for a woman my age. At this stage in my career, the roles that are available tend to be the judge or the doctor or somebody's mother - that's what happens when you're the guest star of the week. But GH reminds me in a way of Carnivale, where we never knew what was coming next and it was always exciting and fascinating. There's a lot of meat on this soap!
• [In describing Bea Arthur as a private lady, in real-life]: She wasn't interested in the notoriety. She wasn't interested in celebrity. She was interested in making people laugh and doing good work.

Interesting Facts about Adrienne Barbeau

1. Made her Broadway debut in "Fiddler on the Roof" (1968), where she met another young, up-and-coming actress named Bette Midler. "I guess I adopted some of her enthusiasm and hopefully her street smarts," said Barbeau.
2. At age 51, she gave birth to identical twin boys, Walker Steven and William Dalton Van Zandt, on March 17, 1997. Their father is her ex-husband, Billy Van Zandt.
3. Has one son with John Carpenter: Cody Carpenter (born John Cody Carpenter).
4. Her father was of three quarters German ancestry, with his other roots being French-Canadian and Irish. Her mother was of Armenian ancestry.
5. Worked as a New York City go-go dancer in a Mafia-run nightclub from 1964-1967 while breaking in on Broadway. She quit after the owner decided to turn the place into a bikini bar.
6. In 1978, a poster of Adrienne Barbeau wearing a tight purple corset was a bestseller. The poster's image later served as a cover photo for her autobiography.
7. Nominated for a 1972 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for her portrayal of bad-girl Betty Rizzo in the original Broadway production of "Grease".
8. Her roles in the horror film The Fog (1980) and Escape from New York (1981) were written specifically with her in mind.
9. Won the prestigious Theater Guild Award for her portrayal of bad-girl Betty Rizzo in the original Broadway production of "Grease".
10. Her nude scene in Swamp Thing (1982) was intended only for European release but eventually made its way onto an American DVD of the movie -- until a Texas housewife complained of her sons' inadvertently viewing nudity in a PG-rated movie, at which point the DVD was recalled.
11. Ex sister-in-law of musician and actor Steven Van Zandt.
12. Returned to the New York stage for first time in 34 years to portray Judy Garland in "The Property Known as Garland" written by her then husband, playwright Billy Van Zandt.
13. The winner of The Cannonball Run (1981), she also won the heart of her co-star, Burt Reynolds, who was then at the height of his popularity.
14. Her role in the horror remake Halloween (2007) was ultimately deleted from the final finished film, but was included on the DVD Special Edition.
15. Her memoir, "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" (2006), went to #11 on the Los Angeles Times Bestseller list.
16. In the horror film The Fog (1980), the two leads, Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis, do not appear in any scenes together.
17. Has appeared with Tom Atkins in four films: The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982) and Due occhi diabolici (1990).
18. Has appeared in four films directed by her ex-husband John Carpenter: Someone's Watching Me! (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981) and The Thing (1982).
19. She was considered for the role of the mythic being Ardra in the fourth season episode Star Trek: The Next Generation: Devil's Due (1991), which went to Marta DuBois.
20. In her autobiography, Barbeau says that she first caught the show business bug while entertaining troops at army bases throughout Southeast Asia, touring with the San Jose Civic Light Opera.