Barbara Tarbuck
Barbara Tarbuck | |
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Born | |
Died | December 26, 2016 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Other names | Barbra Tarbuck Barbara J. Tarbuck |
Alma mater | Wayne State University University of Michigan |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1978–2016 |
Spouse | James Denis Connolly (1980-2005; his death) |
Children | 1 |
Barbara Tarbuck (January 15, 1942 – December 26, 2016) was an American film, television, and stage actress from Detroit, Michigan, best known for her role as "Lady Jane Jacks" in General Hospital.
Biography
Tarbuck was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1] From the ages of 9-13, Tarbuck performed as a regular on the children's series Storyland, which aired on the Detroit AM Radio Station WWJ.[2][3] From there, she learned acting skills from veteran actors from radio shows as The Lone Ranger, The Shadow and The Green Hornet.[4]
Tarbuck attended Cooley High School and Wayne State University.[1] Upon winning the Eva Woodbridge Victor Scholarship, she finished her Bachelors in 1963.[2] While in college, she participated in the production of Where's Charley, which toured through Europe. She also earned her master's degree in Theatre from the University of Michigan.[1] She then went to Indiana University to work as the lead actress in their inaugural theatre touring company season.[1]
She began to work on her PhD and taught beginning acting. While at Indiana University, she was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[2][4] She then moved to New York City to pursue her acting career in stage, film, and television productions. In her later career, alongside her acting roles, she taught acting at UCLA.[1]
She married James Denis Connolly in 1980; he died in 2005.[5] They had one child, Jennifer Lane Connolly, who is currently a documentary producer.[1]
Tarbuck had the neurodegenerative Creutzfeldt–Jakob disorder. She died due to complications of the disease in her Los Angeles home on December 26, 2016, two weeks short of her 75th birthday.[1][4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Night-Flowers | Arlene | |
1986 | Short Circuit | Sen. Mills | [3] |
1986 | Big Trouble | Helen | [3] |
1990 | The Death of the Incredible Hulk | Amy Pratt | |
1991 | Curly Sue | Mrs. Arnold | [3] |
1993 | Midnight Witness | Lucy | |
1995 | The Tie That Binds | Jean Bennett | [3] |
2002 | The Legend of Razorback | Mirna Small | |
2003 | Tulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story | Ma Fender | [6] |
2004 | Walking Tall | Connie Vaughn | [3] |
2007 | Gone | Cassandra Windemere | [6] |
2008 | Wednesday Again | Rose | |
2009 | S. Darko | Agatha | [6] |
2014 | The Painting | Professor Edna | |
2015 | Come Simi | Lisa | (final film role) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Waltons | Saleslady | Episode: "The Parting"[1] |
1979 | The Incredible Hulk | 3rd Nurse | 2 episodes |
1979 | Charlie's Angels | Frau Himbeere | Episode: "Rosemary, For Remembrance"[3] |
1979 | Dallas | Agnes | 3 episodes[3] |
1980 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Marion | Episode: "Lost in Death Valley" |
1980 | Knots Landing | Sales clerk | Episode: "Courageous Convictions" |
1981 | Little House on the Prairie | Beth Tomkins | Episode: "The Lost Ones - Part 2"[7] |
1982 | M*A*S*H | Maj. Judy "Parallel" Parker | Episode: "Run for the Money"[1] |
1982 | Police Squad! | Mrs. Twice | Episode: "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)"[1] |
1982 | Newhart | Ms. Fletcher | Episode: "No Tigers at the Circus"[7] |
1982–1986 | Dynasty | Dr. Holton | 2 episodes |
1983 | St. Elsewhere | Agnes Najinksy | Episode: "All About Eve" |
1983 | Cagney & Lacey | Mrs. Grady | Episode: "Hopes and Dreams"[3] |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | Sarita Rosenthal | Episode: "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty"[7] |
1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Thelma Samuels | 2 episodes[3] |
1986–1987 | Falcon Crest | Dr. Randal | 7 episodes[1] |
1987 | The Golden Girls | Martha McDowell | Episode: "To Catch a Neighbor"[3] |
1987 | Knots Landing | Mrs. Schumacher | Episode: "Missing Persons" |
1988 | Hunter | Judge Ruth Loomis | Episode: "Boomerang" |
1989 | L.A. Law | Dr. Nagel | Episode: "His Suit Is Hirsute" |
1989 | Moonlighting | Maddie's Classmate | Episode: "Eine Kleine Nacht Murder " |
1989 | 21 Jump Street | Judge Irene Pagota | Episode: "Come from the Shadows" |
1990 | The Outsiders | Tim's mother | Episode: "Only the Lonely" |
1990 | Dragnet | Martha | Episode: "Copy Cat" |
1990 | Santa Barbara | Sister Allegra | 9 episodes[1] |
1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Governor Leka Trion | Episode: "The Host"[7] |
1991–1992 | Civil Wars | Unknown | 2 episodes |
1992 | Quantum Leap | Esther | Episode: "Roberto! - January 27, 1982"[7] |
1992 | Picket Fences | Myra | Episode: "Remembering Rosemary" |
1996–2010 | General Hospital | Lady Jane Jacks | 41 episodes[3] |
1997 | The Practice | Judge Emily Strong | Episode: "Part V" |
1999 | ER | Alice Presley | Episode: "Choosing Joi" |
2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Paige Harmon | 2 episodes[7] |
2001 | Judging Amy | Dr. Cody | Episode: "Hold on Tight"[1] |
2002 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Chancellor Kalev | Episode: "Shadows of P'Jem"[1] |
2002 | Six Feet Under | STD Clinic Doctor | Episode: "In the Game"[7] |
2003 | NYPD Blue | Barbara Colohan | 3 episodes[7] |
2003 | Without a Trace | Unknown | 2 episodes |
2003 | Cold Case | Helen Holtz | Episode: "A Time to Hate"[7] |
2004 | NCIS | Mrs. Donaldson | Episode: "UnSEALeD" |
2004 | Nip/Tuck | Mrs. Declan | Episode: "Naomi Ganes"[3] |
2005 | Medium | Carol Waller Smith | Episode: "Time Out of Mind" |
2005 | CSI: NY | Vivian Claven | Episode: "Dancing with the Fishes"[7] |
2007 | Journeyman | Grandmother Vasser | Episode: "Home by Another Way" |
2011 | Glee | Nancy Bletheim | Episode: "The Purple Piano Project"[3] |
2012–2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Mother Superior Claudia | 5 episodes[3] |
2013 | Mad Men | Hazel Tinsley | Episode: "The Doorway, Part 2"[3] |
2013 | Dexter | Sussman's mother | Episode: "Every Silver Lining..."[3] |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Landscape and Silence | [3] | |
1978 | The Water Engine | [6] | |
1984 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Kate Jerome | [3] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Barbara Tarbuck, 'General Hospital' and 'American Horror Story' Actress, Dies at 74".
- ^ a b c "Barbara Tarbuck – Actor-Writer-Teacher". Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Maslow, Nick (December 30, 2016). "General Hospital and AHS actress Barbara Tarbuck dies at 74". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c Elber, Lynn (December 30, 2016). "Barbara Tarbuck of 'General Hospital' dies at 74". Associated Press. Retrieved December 30, 2016 – via Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Brounstein, Diane (December 30, 2016). "GH's Lady Jane – Actress Barbara Tarbuck – Dead at 74". Soap Hub. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Roshanian, Arya (December 30, 2016). "Barbara Tarbuck, 'General Hospital' and 'American Horror Story' Actress, Dies at 74". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Barbara Tarbuck - Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
External links
- 1942 births
- 2016 deaths
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American radio actresses
- American soap opera actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Fulbright Scholars
- Indiana University alumni
- Actresses from Detroit
- University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni
- Wayne State University alumni
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television faculty
- Deaths from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
- Cooley High School alumni