caption website years_active birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
barbeau in june 2011 -lsb- http://www.abarbeau.com/ www.abarbeau.com -rsb- 1972 -- present sacramento , california , u.s. 11 june 1945 john zandt -lrb- 1992 -- present -rrb- carpenter -lrb- 1979 -- 84 -rrb- billy van adriennebarbeaujune2011.jpg adrienne barbeau
 adrienne jo barbeau actress and writer
adrienne barbeau

adrienne jo barbeau -lrb- born june 11 , 1945 -rrb- is an american actress and the author of three books .
barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as broadway 's original rizzo in the musical `` grease '' , and as carol traynor , the divorced daughter of maude findlay -lrb- played by bea arthur -rrb- in the sitcom `` maude '' .
in the early 1980s , barbeau was a sex symbol , starring in several horror and science fiction films , including `` the fog '' , `` creepshow '' , `` swamp thing '' , and `` escape from new york '' .
during the 1990s , she became known for providing the voice of catwoman on '' '' and subsequent batman cartoon series .
in the 2000s -lrb- decade -rrb- , she appeared in the hbo series `` carnivàle '' as ruthie the snake dancer .
