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Where Are They Now - July 11, 2014
Hello fans,According to poll response, many readers want to catch up with actress Adrienne Barbeau this week. I am happy to oblige. She continues to be a busy lady in the entertainment industry...read on to find out what she has been up to in recent years!
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Email Melissa *View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Dominick Dunne: Novelist ("The Two Mrs. Grenvilles", "An Inconvenient Woman") who later also gained fame for his writing on high-profile criminal cases.
R. L. Stine: Author of the "Goosebumps" book series
Thomas Keneally: Author of "Schindler's List" which was originally published as "Schindler's Ark"
(Answer at the bottom)*Adrienne BarbeauLearn More About Adrienne Barbeau on Celebrity Nooz BIRTH DATE: June 11, 1945 in Sacramento, California
CLAIM TO FAME: A couple of roles that seem to be most identified with Adrienne are: the daughter (Carol) of Maude on the TV series, 'Maude' and her role in the movie 'Escape From New York.'
FAMILY LIFE: Billy Van Zandt (1992 - current), twin boys, William and Walker... She was 52 when she gave birth to them.
John Carpenter (January 1979 - 1984) (divorced) son, Cody.
INFO: She was once a television talk show host and a weekly book reviewer for KABC talk radio.
Adrienne has starred in over 25 musicals and plays, among them "Pump Boys & Dinettes"; "Women Behind Bars"; Kander and Ebb's "And the World Goes Round"; "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"; "Love Letters"; the West coast premieres of "A Walk on the Wild Side" and "Drop Dead"; the Canadian premiere of Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers"; and the world premiere of "What the Rabbi Saw"
TRIVIA: Was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of bad-girl Rizzo in the original Broadway production of "Grease".
Made her Broadway debut in "Fiddler on the Roof" and has since returned. This time playing the role of Tevye's wife, Golde. Adrienne says, "I figure if I live long enough, I'll be playing Golde's grandmother, Tzeitle."
Worked as a New York city go-go dancer from 1964-1967 while breaking in on Broadway.
In 1998, she released her debut album as a folk singer, the self-titled Adrienne Barbeau.
Her acting mentor was the late Bea Arthur.
Attended and graduated from Del Mar High School in San Jose, California.
Attended and graduated from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California.
Sister-in-law of musician and actor Steven Van Zandt.
Was portrayed by Bridget Jones in an episode of the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988).
Voiced the Greek goddess Hera in the video game God of War III released for the PlayStation 3 in March 2010.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: Barbeau starred in the HBO series Carnivale from 2003 to 2005.
She had a cameo role in Rob Zombie's Halloween, but her scene was cut from the theatrical version of the film and only included in the DVD version.
In 2009, she played the Cat Lady in the family comedy The Dog Who Saved Christmas, appeared in the love story Reach for Me, and had guest spots in the first episode of Showtime's hit series Dexter (season 4), as well as on Grey's Anatomy.
From 2010-2011, she had a long-running role on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital as Suzanne Stanwyck.
In 2012, she provided the voice of UNSC scientist Dr. Tilson for the game Halo 4, which was released for the Xbox 360. Recently, Barbeau has also made appearances on a number of TV series, including Sons of Anarchy, Hell's Kitty and Criminal Minds.
Aside from acting, Barbeau is also a published author. Her autobiography There Are Worse Things I Could Do was published in 2006 by Carroll & Graf, rising to #11 on the Los Angeles Times best-sellers list. She published her first novel, Vampyres of Hollywood, in July 2008. The sequel Love Bites was published in 2010.
WRITE TO ADRIENNE BARBEAU: Adrienne Barbeau
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* CREDITS:2014 Criminal Minds (TV Series)...Cissy Howard
Blood Relations (2014)
2013 Hell's Kitty (TV Series)...Mrs. Carrie
Phasmophobia (2013)
2013 Sons of Anarchy (TV Series)...Alice
Sweet and Vaded (2013)
2013 God of War: Ascension (Video Game)...Alethia (voice)
2012 Revenge (TV Series)...Marion Harper
Lineage (2012)
2012 Halo 4 (Video Game)...Dr. Tillson (voice)
2012 Argo...Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch
2012 Complacent...Judy Sanderson
2012 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Video Game)...Clara Sydamus (voice)
2010-2011 General Hospital (TV Series)...Suzanne Stanwyck
2011 CSI: NY (TV Series)...Dr. Theola Kumi
Smooth Criminal (2011)
2010 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (TV Movie)...Mildred
2010 God of War III (Video Game)...Hera (voice)
2010 Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment (TV Series documentary)...Dr. Letitia Peplau
2009 The Dog Who Saved Christmas (TV Movie)...Cat Lady
2009 Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)...Jodie Crawley
I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me (2009)
2009 Dexter (TV Series)...Suzanna Coffey
Living the Dream (2009)
2009 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Video Game)...Arkham Voice / Dr. Gretchen Whistler (voice)
2009 Alice Jacobs Is Dead (Short)...Alice Jacobs
2009 War Wolves (TV Movie)...Gail Cash
2008 Cold Case (TV Series)...Helen McCormick '08
Wings (2008)
2008 Reach for Me...Valerie
2008 Fly Me to the Moon 3D...Scooter's Mom (voice)
2007 K-Ville (TV Series)...Marquetta Dinovi
Bedfellows (2007)
2007 Unholy...Martha
2006 Christmas Do-Over (TV Movie)...Trudi
2006 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Video Game)...Sif (voice)
2006 Deceit (TV Movie)...Kathleen Darrow
2003-2005 Carnivàle (TV Series)...Ruthie
1998-2004 The Drew Carey Show (TV Series)...Kim Harvey
2002-2004 Totally Spies! (TV Series)...Helga Von Guggen / Helga von Guggen
Fashion Faux Pas (2004)
Wild Styles (2002)
2004 Ring of Darkness (TV Movie)...Alex
2003 Ghost Rock...Mattie Baker
2002 The Santa Trap (TV Movie)...Alice (Homeless Woman)
2002 No Place Like Home...Evie
2000-2002 Gotham Girls (TV Series)...Selina Kyle / Catwoman / Det. Renee Montoya
2002 The Chronicle (TV Series)...Evelyn Hall
Tears of a Clone (2002)
2001 Spring Break Lawyer (TV Movie)...Judge Stern
2001 Nash Bridges (TV Series)...Annie Corell
Something Borrowed (2001)
2000 Batman Beyond (TV Series)...Singer
Out of the Past (2000)
2000 Across the Line...Mrs. Randall
2000 The Convent...Adult Christine
1999 A Wake in Providence...Aunt Lidia
1999 Descent 3 (Video Game)...Dr. Katelyn Harper (voice)
1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)...Cretak
Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (1999)
1999 Love Boat: The Next Wave (TV Series)...Grace Brooks
Three Stages of Love (1999)
1998 The Angry Beavers (TV Series)...Toluca Lake
The Day the Earth Got Really Screwed Up (1998)
1998 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (Video)...Simone (voice)
1997-1998 The New Batman Adventures (TV Series)...Catwoman / Selina Kyle
Cult of the Cat (1998)
You Scratch My Back (1997)
1998 Sliders (TV Series)...Mother Morehouse
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (1998)
1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series)...Greta
Honor (1998)
1998 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)...Vivien Sanderson
Rain of Terror (1998)
1998 A Champion's Fight (TV Movie)...Nancy Muldenhower
1997 Weird Science (TV Series)...Lily
Show Chett (1997)
1996 The Wayans Bros. (TV Series)...Trish Neidermeyer
New Lease on Life (1996)
1996 Flipper (TV Series)...Sydney Brewster
The Girl Who Came to Dinner (1996)
Surf Gang (1996)
1995 Burial of the Rats (TV Movie)...The Queen
1992-1995 Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series)...Catwoman / Selina Kyle / Martha Wayne
1995 Judge Dredd...Central (voice, uncredited)
1994 Babylon 5 (TV Series)...Amanda Carter
Spider in the Web (1994)
1994 The George Carlin Show (TV Series)...Barbara Rossetti
George Gets Caught in the Middle (1994)
1994 Rebel Highway (TV Series)...Mrs. Sheila Norton
Jailbreakers (1994)
1994 One West Waikiki (TV Series)...Edna Jaynes
A Model for Murder (1994)
1994 Silk Degrees...Violet
1993 Demolition Man...Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited)
1993 Daddy Dearest (TV Series)...Annette
You Bet Your Life (1993)
1993 Father Hood...Celeste
1993 ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series)...Lucindak 'Lucy' Condraj
The Parsley Garden (1993)
1993 FBI: The Untold Stories (TV Series)...Marguerite Dobson
Dapper Drew (1993)
1992 Dream On (TV Series)...Gloria Gantz
Bad Girls (1992)
1992 Queen Esther (Video short) (voice)
1992 The Burden of Proof (TV Movie)...Silvia Hartnell
1991 Doublecrossed (TV Movie)...Debbie Seal
1991 Blood River (TV Movie)...Georgina
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series)...Mary Martelli
The Fourth Man (1990)
1990 Two Evil Eyes...Jessica Valdemar (segment "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar")
1990 The Easter Story (Video short)...Mary Magdalene (voice)
1989 Monsters (TV Series)...White Magic Practitioner
All in a Day's Work (1989)
1989 Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death...Dr. Kurtz
1989 Head of the Class (TV Series)...Gloria - Dr. Samuels' sister
The Little Sister (1989)
1987 Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (TV Movie)...Lt. Beth O'Brien (voice)
1987 Open House...Lisa Grant
1985-1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)...Lynette Bryant / Kathryn
The Bottom Line Is Murder (1987)
Jessica Behind Bars (1985)
1984-1986 Hotel (TV Series)...Ellie / Barbara Harrington
Shadow Play (1986)
Tomorrows (1984)
1986 Back to School...Vanessa
1985 Bridge Across Time (TV Movie)...Lynn Chandler
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)...Ms. Peters (segment "Teacher's Aide")
Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985)
1985 Seduced (TV Movie)...Barbara Orloff
1984 The Next One...Andrea
1978-1983 Fantasy Island (TV Series)...Adele Anthony / Brenda Richards / Margo Dean
1982 The Thing...Computer (voice, uncredited)
1982 Creepshow...Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
1982 Swamp Thing...Alice Cable
1981 Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (TV Movie)...Susan O'Neill
1981 The Cannonball Run...Marcie
1981 Escape from New York...Maggie
1980 Tourist (TV Movie)...Barbara Huggins
1980 Valentine Magic on Love Island (TV Movie)...Beverly McGraw
1980 Top of the Hill (TV Movie)...Elizabeth Stone
1980 The Fog...Stevie Wayne
1979 The Darker Side of Terror (TV Movie)...Margaret Corwin
1979 $weepstake$ (TV Series)
Episode #1.5 (1979)
1978 Someone's Watching Me! (TV Movie)...Sophie
1978 Crash (TV Movie)...Veronica Daniels
1972-1978 Maude (TV Series)...Carol Traynor
1978 The Love Boat (TV Series)...Cathy Randall
1978 The Fighting Nightingales (TV Movie)...Maj. Kate Steele
1977 Have I Got a Christmas for You (TV Movie)...Marcia Levine
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV Series)...Carol Bowen - Rape Counselor
Let Me Light the Way (1977)
1977 Red Alert (TV Movie)...Judy Wyche
1977 Eight Is Enough (TV Series)...Jennifer Linden
Turnabout (1977)
1976 Having Babies (TV Movie)...Allie Duggin
1976 The Great Houdini (TV Movie)...Daisy White
To see Then & Now pictures of Adrienne Barbeau, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Dominick Dunne - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 10/29/1925 Died: 08/26/2009
R. L. Stine - ALIVE
Born: 10/08/1943
Thomas Keneally - ALIVE
Born: 10/07/1935
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...7/9
David Azrieli, 92, Polish-born Canadian-Israeli billionaire real estate and finance executive.
John Kalymon, 93, Ukrainian-born American (denaturalized in 2007) suspected war criminal.
Li Haihua, Chinese politician, Hubei MLA for Xiaogan, fall.
7/8
Maxine Cochran, 87, Canadian politician, Nova Scotia Minister of Transport (1985-1988) and MLA for Lunenburg (1984-1988).
John V. Evans, 89, American politician, Governor of Idaho (1977-1987).
Hank LoConti, 85, American rock and roll music venue owner and founder (The Agora).
Malojirao Sadashivrao Mogal, 88, Indian politician, Maharashtra MLA for Niphad (1980-1995).
Ben Pangelinan, 58, American Guamanian politician, member (since 1994) and Speaker (2003-2005) of the Legislature of Guam, cancer.
7/7
Mohamed Khalaf Adan, 83, Somalian footballer (national team).
Aureo Alonzo, 86, Filipino fashion designer, pneumonia.
Alfredo Di Stéfano, 88, Argentine-born Spanish football player and coach (Real Madrid), complications from a heart attack.
Aaron Fussell, 91, American politician and educator, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1978-1994).
Francisco Gabica, 76, Spanish cyclist, winner of the Vuelta a Espana (1966), complications during heart surgery.
Lois Johnson, American country music singer.
Jon Pyong-ho, 88, North Korean military officer, general and secretary in charge of nuclear weapons and arms development, myocardial infarction.
Dick Jones, 87, American actor (Pinocchio, Buffalo Bill, Jr.).
Lammtarra, 22, British racehorse, Cartier Champion Three-year-old Colt (1995), won Epsom Derby, KG VI and QE Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, euthanized.
Denis Lyons, 78, Irish politician, TD for Cork North Central (1981-1992).
Elva McPherson, 96, Australian wool industry promoter.
Howard Plumb, 42, British Olympic windsurfer (1996), injuries sustained in a traffic collision.
Ramparvesh Rai, 50, Indian politician, Bihar MLA for Chhapra (2004-2005, 2005-2010), multiple organ failure.
Michael Scudamore, 81, British jockey, winner of the Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup, cancer.
Eduard Shevardnadze, 86, Soviet Georgian politician and diplomat, President (1992-2003), Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (1985-1990, 1991).
Anthony Smith, 88, British explorer, balloonist and television presenter.
Bora Todorovic, 83, Yugoslav-born Serbian actor (Who's Singin' Over There?, Underground, Balkan Express), complications from a stroke.
Peter Underwood, 76, Australian jurist, Governor of Tasmania (since 2008), member and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, complications from a kidney tumor.
Peter Wege, 94, American furniture executive (Steelcase), environmentalist and philanthropist.
7/6
Granville Austin, 87, American historian and academic, leading authority on the Constitution of India, recipient of Padma Shri (2011).
Herbert Berman, 80, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1975-2001).
Dave Bickers, 76, British motorcross racer and movie stuntman (Octopussy, Escape to Athena), stroke.
Castro, 32, Ghanaian musician, drowning.
Benedito de Assis da Silva, 61, Brazilian footballer (Fluminense), multiple organ failure.
Alan J. Dixon, 86, American politician, U.S. Senator for Illinois (1981-1993), Illinois Treasurer (1971-1977) and Secretary of State (1977-1981).
Ee Boon Lee, 79, Malaysian journalist and editor (The Straits Times, RTS), blood disorder.
Gene Hodges, 77, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1972-1988).
Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz, 86, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Santo Ângelo (1973-2004), multiple organ failure.
Hal Lasko, 98, American computer artist, complications from a stroke.
Andrew Mango, 88, Turkish-born British journalist (BBC) and biographer (Mustafa Kemal Ataturk).
Albert McDonald, 83, American politician, member of the Alabama Senate (1974-1982).
Rogelio Polesello, 75, Argentine muralist, optical artist and sculptor, complications from a bacterial blood infection.
Sergei Tsapok, 38, Russian criminal (Kushchevskaya massacre), suspected heart failure from a stroke.
James Clinton Turk, 91, American judge, member (since 1972) and Chief Judge (1973-1993) of the U.S. District Court for Western Virginia.
Ernesto Ueltschi, 92, Argentine politician, Governor of Mendoza (1958-1961).
Álvaro Valencia Tovar, 94, Colombian military officer, Commander General of the National Army.
Martin Van Geneugden, 82, Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
7/5
Sharifah Aini, 61, Malaysian singer, complications from pulmonary fibrosis.
Pedro DeBrito, 55, Cape Verdean-born American soccer player, traffic collision.
Ignacio García-Valiño, 46, Spanish writer, brain cancer.
John Jobst, 94, German-born Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Broome (1959-1995).
Lim Kim Woon, 81, Singaporean educator, founding principal of National Junior College.
Volodymyr Sabodan, 78, Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch, head of the UOC-MP (since 1992), internal bleeding.
Kathy Stobart, 89, British jazz saxophonist.
William Gugi Waaka, 76, New Zealand Maori musician, heart problem.
Hans-Ulrich Wehler, 82, German historian.
Jan Wiese, 86, Norwegian writer.
Brett Wiesner, 31, American soccer player, drowning.
7/4
Alan Alan, 87, British escapologist and magician.
Paul Apted, 47, British sound editor (The Book Thief, The Wolverine, The Fault in Our Stars), colon cancer.
John Chisholm, 68, Canadian construction executive, builder and owner/operator of Riverside International Speedway.
Giorgio Faletti, 63, Italian author, actor and singer, cancer.
Torill Thorstad Hauger, 71, Norwegian author, children's writer and illustrator, winner of the Dobloug Prize (1991).
C. J. Henderson, 62, American horror and crime author, cancer.
Carmen Hornillos, 52, Spanish journalist and television presenter, cancer.
Mary Evelyn Jegen, 86, American Roman Catholic sister, co-founder and national coordinator of Pax Christi USA, recipient of the Pope Paul VI Teacher of Peace Award (1982).
Joas Magolego, 42, South African football player (national team).
Earl Robinson, 77, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles) and basketball player (California Golden Bears), heart failure.
Richard Mellon Scaife, 82, American billionaire philanthropist, newspaper publisher (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) and political activist, cancer.
Anthony Turney, 76, British-born American Episcopalian minister and LGBT activist, Archdeacon of the Grace Cathedral, cancer.
7/3
Wilbur Balgobin, 68, Trinidadian food executive, founder and CEO of Willies Ice Cream.
Louis Brown, Jr., 90, American philanthropist, involved in both O. J. Simpson murder case trials, Alzheimer's disease.
Elizabeth Millicent Chilver, 99, British academic administrator, Principal of Bedford College, London (1964-1971) and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (1971-1979).
Peter Dawkins, 68, New Zealand-born Australian record producer (Dragon, Australian Crawl, Air Supply) and musician, injuries from a fall.
Jini Dellaccio, 97, American photographer.
Ross Doyen, 87, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1959-1968) and Senate (1969-1992).
Tim Flood, 87, Irish hurler (Wexford).
Rose Folder, 88, American baseball player (Kenosha Comets).
Guy Gaucher, 84, French Roman Catholic prelate and theologian, Bishop of Meaux (1986-1987), Auxiliary Bishop of Bayeux (1987-2005).
Volkmar Groß, 66, German footballer.
James Harness, 57, American television personality (Gold Rush), complications from a stroke.
Haruichiban, 47, Japanese entertainer, cirrhosis.
Mohamed Mohamud Hayd, Somali politician and military officer, Minister of Education and Environment, MP, admiral, shot.
Annik Honore, 56, Belgian music journalist and promoter, portrayed in Control.
David Jones, 79, English footballer (Swansea City, Yeovil Town).
Ivan Junqueira, 79, Brazilian poet and journalist, member of the Academy of Letters.
Mazakazu Kobayashi, 44, Japanese hang glider pilot, competition collision.
Rafael Martinez-Simancas, 52, Spanish newspaper director (Que!), columnist (ABC) and writer, cancer.
Hope Powell, 90, American photographer and country music album cover designer.
Ira Ruskin, 70, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (2004-2010), Mayor of Redwood City (1999-2001), complications from a brain tumor.
Don Saltsman, 80, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1980-1996).
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, 89, Ukrainian-born American rabbi.
Kusuo Seki, 89, Japanese specialist on German literature, lung cancer.