Emmy Award-winning actress Julia Barr joined the cast of All My Children in 1976.
Julia grew up in Indiana, where she worked with the Fort Wayne Community Theater. She attended Purdue University, where she appeared in such productions as Our Town, A Streetcar Named Desire and and Endgame. Barr would later appear in the Off-Broadway production of Kerouac.
On television, Barr found success on the soap Ryan's Hope. She aslo appeared as Norma Childs in I, the Jury.
After joining the cast of All My Children, Barr took a fifteen-month break from 1980 to 1982 to tour with Katherine Hepburn in West Side Waltz. During this break, Barr married Richard Hirschlag.
Barr is a celebrity spokeperson for The Fund for Animals. She's also devoted countless hours to First Step, a job readiness program, with the Coalition for the Homeless in New York City.
She enjoys theater, studies voice and takes cooking classes in her spare time.
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1990, 1998)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (1991, 1993, 1994, 2001)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1990, 1998)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (1980, 1981)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2003)
Vital Statistics
BIRTHPLACE: Fort Wayne, Indiana
BIRTHDATE: February 8th, 1949
HEIGHT: 5'1"
MARITAL STATUS: Married, Richard Hirschlag (February 14th, 1982 - present)
CHILDREN: Daughter, Allison Hirschlag.
News Archives
News Archive: A new love is headed to PV for Brooke. [Mar 6th, 2000]
News Archive: Beecroft fired, Brooke loses another love. [Dec 12th, 2000]
News Archive: Rumors of Barr's exit making the rounds. [Aug 8th, 2005]
News Archive: Barr to stay put for at least another year. [Dec 4th, 2005]
News Archive: 30 years and 2 Emmys later, Julia Barr is leaving AMC. [Nov 1st, 2006]
News Archive: No farewell Barr, Brooke simply vanish from AMC. [Dec 18th, 2006]
News Archive: Internet sites claim Barr is returning to AMC. [Feb 27th, 2007]
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