Carol Barbee
Carol Barbee | |
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 Carol Barbee | |
| Born | Carol Denise Barbee May 22, 1959 Concord, North Carolina United States |
| Occupation | Film, television actor, writer |
| Genre | Drama, dramedy |
| Spouse | Carlos Lacamara |
Carol Denise Barbee (born May 22, 1959 in Concord, North Carolina) is an American television writer, actress and producer.[1][2]
Biography
Barbee graduated from Central Cabarrus High School in Concord, North Carolina where she did theater. She graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in Speech, Communications and Theater Arts and later received her MFA in Acting from UCLA.[3]: 57
Her mother was a singer in a gospel quartet at their local church.[3]: 80 She has a sister, Cathy Barbee, who currently resides in Charlotte, NC.
She is married to actor Carlos Lacámara. They have two sons, Lucas and Diego.
Career history
Acting
Carol Barbee got her first role in L.A. Law, and has appeared in other TV shows such as JAG, NX and Ellen, as well as movies such as Die Hard 2 and Out to Sea.
Writing
In 2001, Barbee wrote her first credited script for NBC's Providence, and has since written for Judging Amy (where she also served as executive producer and head writer), Close to Home, and was the executive producer for the CBS series Jericho, Swingtown, and Three Rivers and the Fox one hour drama, Touch.[4] She served as a consulting producer and writer for TNT's Falling Skies.,[5] HAWAII FIVE-0 for CBS and USA Networks' limited series, DIG. She is currently the Executive Producer/Showrunner of UnREAL Season 2.
Filmography
- Die Hard 2 (1990) - Newscaster (WZDC)
- The Apocalypse (1997) - Lieutenant Robing
- Out to Sea (1997) - Flight Attendant
References
- ^ Carol Barbee at IMDb
- ^ Carol Barbee at tv.yahoo.com Accessed June 9, 2007.
- ^ a b Meyers, Lawrence (June 2, 2010). Inside the TV Writers' Room: Practical Advice for Succeeding in Television. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-3241-X.
- ^ The Futon Critic: Carol Barbee The Futon Critic
- ^ [1]