Adrienne Barbeau, the iconic scream queen and star of 'Maude,' was recently seen in Hollywood, showcasing her enduring career.
Barbeau was a star in popular films such as 'Escape from New York' and 'Creepshow'.
Recently in Los Angeles, Adrienne Barbeau, renowned for portraying Bea Arthur's daughter on "Maude" and starring in horror films such as John Carpenter's "The Fog," looked stunning at the age of 79.
A photo of Barbeau wearing a fashionable sweater with a subtle chevron design, accompanied by jeans and a pair of vibrant red cowboy boots, was captured.
She also sported chic glasses, and a short blowout hairdo.
After dropping out of college, Barbeau began her career in entertainment by joining a USO Tour with the San Jose Light Opera.
The actress, who hails from California, first appeared on Broadway as a chorus member in "Fiddler on the Roof," following a stint as a go-go dancer for the mob, which she detailed in her memoir "There Are Worse Things I Could Do."
She assumed the part of Hodel, Tevye's daughter, and subsequently starred in 25 performances, including creating the role of Rizzo in "Grease," earning a Tony nomination in 1972.
In that year, she secured the part of Carol Traynor, the offspring of Bea Arthur's character in the Norman Lear sitcom "Maude."
"Barbeau, who played Bea on the TV show "The Golden Girls," told Closer Weekly that she loved her TV mom. She had never done TV before and was impressed by Bea's professionalism and generosity. Bea would often suggest ways to make jokes funnier, and it was all about making the show the best. Barbeau still hears Bea's delivery coming out of her mouth and learned a lot about comedy from her."
In 1980, she began her career as a scream queen with "The Fog," starring Jamie Lee Curtis and directed by John Carpenter. She and Carpenter had met a year earlier when she starred in his TV movie "Someone's Watching Me!" and they were married from 1979 to 1984, with one son, John "Cody" Carpenter.
She appeared in Carpenter's next film, "Escape from New York," as well as other cult classics such as "The Cannonball Run," "Swamp Thing," and "Creepshow."
After marrying Carpenter, Barbeau later met and married playwright Billy Van Zandt in 1992. The couple welcomed twin sons in 1997, but ultimately divorced in 2018.
Barbeau's career has remained active, with her appearing in 165 TV shows and movies, according to her IMDb.
She appeared in an episode of "9-1-1" last year and voiced characters in the animated films "Watchmen Chapter 1" and "Watchmen Chapter 2" recently.
Two upcoming projects, "The Demon Detective" and "The Pitchfork Retreat," feature the late Tony Todd.
Besides her successful acting career, Barbeau is also a writer, having authored three dark fantasy novels in her "Vampyres of Hollywood" series and her autobiography.
In 2022, she collaborated with Tom Moore and Ken Waissman, the director and producer of "Grease," to create an anniversary look back book for the musical's 50th anniversary, titled "Grease, Tell Me More, Tell Me More: Stories from the Broadway Phenomenon That Started It All."
"My career was built on a foundation of grease, and I am proud to have been a part of it. It also gave me my closest friends, who are like family to me," she said in an interview with Broadway World in 2021.
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