Barbara Andres was born-in-a-trunk to the musical comedy team Masters and Rollins.
She debuted on Broadway in the 1969 musical Jimmy, followed by The Boy Friend, Rodgers and Hart, Rex, On Golden Pond, Doonesbury, Kiss of the Spider Woman, A Delicate Balance, and Cabaret. As Fraulein Schneider in the national tour of Cabaret, she received the L.A. Ovation and Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for Best Featured Actress. Ms. Andres has also appeared in many Off-Broadway performances.
In her work for television, Ms. Andres has guest-starred on Law and Order, as well as Gossip Girls, Damages, Rescue Me, Third Watch, Dellaventura, All My Children and The Sopranos. Her films include What About Bob?, After the Storm, Random Hearts, and Thirteen Conversations About One Thing.
The sometime mother of Glenn Close, Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Kate Burton, John Rubinstein, Laila Robins, Howard McGillan, Grant Shaud and Roma Downey, she is the real-life Nana of Maddie, Keala, Aubree, Daniel, Annie Rose, Lily, Griffin and Gracie. She and her husband, Andy, will soon celebrate 54 years of marriage.
Call 732-462-5135 to register for this free event.
Presented by the Friends of the Library
