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Name
  
Julia Barr

Role
  
Actress


Children
  
Allison Hirschlag

TV shows
  
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Full Name
  
Julia Rose Buchheit

Born
  
February 8, 1949 (age 75) (
1949-02-08
)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Spouse
  
Richard Hirschlag (m. 1982)

Education
  
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Awards
  
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Similar People
  
David Canary, Michael E Knight, Jill Larson, Cady McClain, Vincent Irizarry

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Julia Barr (born Julia Rose Buchheit on February 8, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress. Barr is most famous for her role on the soap opera All My Children, playing the character of Brooke English. She played the role from 1976 to 1981 and from 1982 to December 20, 2006 and Barr made a special appearance as Brooke on January 5, 2010 as part of the series' 40th anniversary, and returned on February 23, 2010 for a three-month stint until April 23, 2010.

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Growing up as an only child in Fort Wayne, Barr made her acting debut at the age of 13 in a production of Peter Pan. This helped her decide to pursue acting as a career, and by the time she graduated from college at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, she had performed in 25 professional productions. She spent two years at the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, New York.

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Career

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Julia Barr broke into soap operas with a short stint as bad girl Reenie Szabo on Ryan's Hope. She was soon invited to join the cast of All My Children as Brooke English, succeeding Elissa Leeds in the role. Her portrayal of Brooke has garnered Barr eight Daytime Emmy Award nominations (1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2001), winning the award in 1990 and again in 1998 for 'Outstanding Supporting Actress'. Barr quickly became a fan favorite and a fixture of the show. She also became close friends with noted actress Ruth Warrick, who portrayed her aunt Phoebe on the show until her death in 2005.

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Barr was at one time a vocalist in a band that she formed with Richard Shoberg, who played her onscreen husband Tom Cudahy.

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Barr once played Erica Kane in an audition scene with David Canary.

Barr took a 15-month break from the show beginning in 1981, during which time she toured with Katharine Hepburn and Dorothy Loudon in the national touring company of West Side Waltz. She returned to the show in 1982.

Despite fan outcry, Barr's airtime on AMC diminished in the early 2000s with her character Brooke only being used to further other characters story lines. In late 2006, executives at ABC did not renew Barr's contract, and offered her recurring status (without a guarantee of appearances). Barr declined. Fans of the show, and particularly Barr, were upset that she was leaving. Barr's contract officially expired in December 2006 and her last regular episode aired on December 20 after which, the character simply vanished due to the writers not crafting a proper exit for her character, which further fueled fan outrage.

In 2007 Barr teamed up with All My Children co-star Jill Larson to produce and write a web series titled The Vindicated, which about three women, who are at a point in their lives in which they are without their male counterparts for different reasons. The project was written in 2007 and filmed in 2008. A final product is still in the works.

Barr returned to AMC for the soap's 40th Anniversary on January 4 and 5, 2010. Barr again returned to AMC in February 2010 for a brief stint coinciding with the retirement of David Canary (Adam Chandler) on April 23, 2010.

Barr's final return to All My Children as Brooke English was in September 2011 in the final episodes of the show's ABC run. It was announced in February 2013 that she would appear as Brooke on the show's online revival. On April 29, 2013, it was confirmed that the show had been revived, with Barr playing the role of Brooke English. All My Children went on hiatus in November 2013, and has not come back.

Personal life

Barr's first marriage, to Richard Barr, ended in divorce. She met her second husband, Richard Hirschlag, in a musical comedy class. Barr married Hirschlag on Valentine's Day 1982 in a Manhattan brownstone. Together they have a daughter named Allison who is also an actress; she briefly appeared as Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light. The couple lives in Englewood in suburban New Jersey.

In her spare time, Barr is also an advocate of animal rights. She believes in spaying and neutering, and is a spokesperson for the Fund for Animals. She even recorded a Christmas album in 2002, titled From Our House... To Yours, to raise money for The Fund For Animals.

Barr, like her character on All My Children, is also passionate about helping the homeless and is a spokesperson for First Step, a job readiness program, as part of the Coalition for the Homeless in New York City.

Won

  • Daytime Emmy Awards: 1990, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children
  • Daytime Emmy Awards: 1998, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for All My Children
  • Soap Opera Digest Awards  : 1991, Outstanding Supporting Actress: Daytime for All My Children
  • Nominated

  • Daytime Emmy Awards
  • (1980) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
  • (1981) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
  • (1991) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • (1993) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • (1994) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • (2001) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • Soap Opera Digest Awards
  • (1990) Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime
  • (1992) Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress: Daytime
  • (2003) Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress
  • Filmography

    Actress
    2013
    All My Children (TV Series) as
    Brooke English
    - Message of Hope (2013) - Brooke English
    1978
    All My Children (TV Series) as
    Brooke English
    2005
    One Life to Live (TV Series) as
    Brooke English
    - Episode #1.9361 (2005) - Brooke English
    - Episode #1.9360 (2005) - Brooke English
    - Episode #1.9359 (2005) - Brooke English
    1982
    I, the Jury as
    Norma Childs
    1976
    Ryan's Hope (TV Series) as
    Serena Szabo
    1976
    The Adams Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
    Molly Adams
    - Chapter XIII: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist (1976) - Molly Adams
    Self
    2013
    More All My Children (TV Series documentary) as
    Self - 'Brooke English'
    - Episode #1.3 (2013) - Self - 'Brooke English'
    - Episode #1.2 (2013) - Self - 'Brooke English'
    2013
    We Love Soaps TV (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - TOLN Soap Premiere: All My Children (2013) - Self - Guest
    2012
    Soap Life (Documentary) as
    Self
    2005
    SoapTalk (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 2 May 2005 (2005) - Self
    2005
    Party Planner with David Tutera (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Susan Lucci's Star (2005) - Self
    2003
    Biography (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - All My Children (2003) - Self
    2003
    18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    1998
    The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 4 June 2002 (2002) - Self
    - Episode dated 17 August 1998 (1998) - Self
    - Episode dated 5 January 1998 (1998) - Self
    2001
    The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2000
    The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Past Winner
    1998
    The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Winner
    1995
    All My Children 25th Anniversary Special (TV Movie) as
    Self
    1993
    The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    1991
    Reading Rainbow (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Racoons and Ripe Corn (1991) - Self (voice)
    1986
    Celebrity Double Talk (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 10 October 1986 (1986) - Self
    - Episode dated 9 October 1986 (1986) - Self
    - Episode dated 8 October 1986 (1986) - Self
    - Episode dated 7 October 1986 (1986) - Self
    - Episode dated 6 October 1986 (1986) - Self
    1983
    Family Feud (TV Series) as
    Self - Celebrity Contestant / Self - Celebrity Conestant
    - Love in the Afternoon Valentine Special: Game 4 (1983) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - Love in the Afternoon Valentine Specials: Game 2 (1983) - Self - Celebrity Conestant
    1981
    The 8th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Nominee
    1976
    The $10,000 Pyramid (TV Series) as
    Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - Episode dated 15 November 1976 (1976) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    Archive Footage
    2004
    Daytime's Greatest Weddings (Video documentary) as
    Brooke Allison English Chandler Martin

    References

    Julia Barr Wikipedia