{"id":813692,"date":"2026-10-25T18:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813692\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T18:42:11","slug":"adrienne-barbeau-says-there-are-only-about-5-people-shed-never-work-with-again-from-her-decades-long-career-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813692\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrienne Barbeau Says There Are \u2018Only About 5 People\u2019 She\u2019d Never Work with Again from Her Decades-Long Career (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Adrienne Barbeau got her start in musical comedies on Broadway before transitioning to television and film<\/p>\n

The actress, 81, went on to star in a number of iconic ’80s horror films, including Creepshow and Swamp Thing<\/p>\n

Barbeau tells PEOPLE how happy she is to have worked with some impressive professionals throughout her decades-long career<\/p>\n

Adrienne Barbeau feels blessed to have had a storied career.<\/p>\n

Barbeau has done it all,<\/a> from originating Rizzo in Grease on Broadway to introducing America to the divorced single mom in <\/a>Maude<\/a>. The 81-year-old actress is also beloved for her work in the horror genre, starring in John Carpenter<\/a> classics The Fog, Escape from New York and The Thing.<\/p>\n

After working with talented people both in front of and behind the camera, Barbeau tells PEOPLE she’s grateful that her experiences have been mostly positive.<\/p>\n

“I started in television and film in, let’s say, 1972. In all those years, I can think of maybe five people that I’ve worked with that I wouldn’t want to work with again,” Barbeau reveals. “There are four or five that I don’t think I want to be on the same stage with.”<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/p>\n

Bill Macy, Bea Arthur and Adrienne Barbeau
Credit: Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

“I mean, I’ve been very fortunate. I’ve worked with just some wonderful people \u2014 Kurt Russell<\/a>, Donald Pleasence<\/a>, Bea<\/a> [Arthur], of course,” she continues. “Hal Holbrook, Fritz Weaver… Rodney Dangerfield was just a joy to work with. He was just a trip.”<\/p>\n

Speaking of another favorite, she also points to Tom Atkins, whom she has worked with on several projects throughout her career.<\/p>\n

“We’ve never had a scene together, but he’s one of my favorite people,” she shares. “Who also comes to mind is Tim DeKay. We did HBO’s Carniv\u00e0le together, and I loved working with Tim.”<\/p>\n

She concludes, “Whether it’s fortune or something else, I’m not sure, but I only have good things to say about most of the people I’ve worked with.”<\/p>\n

\"Tim<\/p>\n

Tim DeKay, Adrienne Barbeau and Howard Klein in 2005
Credit: Stephen Shugerman\/Getty<\/p>\n

Barbeau is also thrilled with her latest coworkers on Tyler Savage’s Oddities.<\/p>\n

The film’s logline reads, “When two self-destructive best friends accidentally kill their drug dealer, they have to flee town. Stopping at a roadside antique shop, they quickly discover that the older woman running the place isn’t as sweet as she seems.”<\/p>\n

“The film that I have coming out, Oddities, I love the project. I love the director,” she shares. “We had done a short film during the pandemic with the same title. I did the short film and based on the fact that I thought it was a really great script and fell in love with the director and the DP.”<\/p>\n

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