Adrienne Barbeau
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| Adrienne Barbeau | |
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| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1986, 1987, 1998 |
| Characters played | Mary Magdalene Lieutenant Beth O'Brien Simone Lenoir |
Adrienne Barbeau is an American actress and singer. In the 1970s, she was the original Rizzo in Broadway's musical production of Grease, and starred as Carol Traynor in the TV sitcom Maude. She also appeared in 1980s science fiction and horror movies, such as The Fog, Escape from New York, Creepshow, and Swamp Thing. In the 1990s, she was the voice of Catwoman in Batman: The Animated Series.
Roles
20th century
- Mary Magdalene in the The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible DTV episode The Story of Easter (1986).
Ultraman
- Lieutenant Beth O'Brien in the Ultraman: The Adventure Begins TV film (1987).
Scooby-Doo
- Main article: Scooby-Doo (franchise)
- Simone Lenoir in the Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island DTV film (1998).
Other roles
Behind the scenes
- Barbeau's casting in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island is reflective of her roles in past horror movies of the 1980s with similar stories/settings, such as The Fog, which deals with ghostly and/or undead soldiers, and Swamp Thing (as a love interest of the title character), which was set in a Louisiana bayou.
