{"id":817645,"date":"2026-10-29T14:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/817645\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:26:11","slug":"oscar-nominee-barbara-barrie-95-ends-life-with-medical-assistance-following-terminal-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/817645\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar-nominee Barbara Barrie, 95, ends life with medical assistance following terminal cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2014, the actor announced that she had been diagnosed with the incurable lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.<\/p>\n

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In 2014, Barrie announced that she had been diagnosed with the incurable lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.<\/p>\n

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Barbara Barrie has ended her life with medical assistance, her daughter has confirmed.<\/p>\n

The 95-year-old secured a nomination for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1980 for her role in \u2018Breaking Away \u2019 and enjoyed a celebrated career as a Broadway star, most notably for Sarah in Stephen Sondheim\u2019s \u2018Company\u2019.<\/p>\n

Barrie was diagnosed with terminal cancer and died at her home in Manhattan, according to Jane Harnick, Barrie\u2019s daughter. Harnick confirmed that her mother\u2019s death was medically assisted.<\/p>\n

In 2014, the actor announced that she had been diagnosed with the incurable lung disease<\/a> Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.<\/p>\n

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Barrie also starred in several TV series, including Suddenly Susan, Enlightened and Pushing Daisies.<\/p>\n

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In a statement, she shared: \u201cI have a very full, active life, but what lies ahead is unknown and yet known at the same time. I am living full steam ahead and am now trying to help other people do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the course of Barrie\u2019s storied career,<\/a> she often played the parts of wives and mothers, memorably in films like the 1980 comedy \u2018Private Benjamin\u2019, where she played the role of Goldie Hawn\u2019s mother, or as a magazine editor in the 1979 adaptation of Sylvia Plath\u2019s \u2018The Bell Jar\u2019.<\/p>\n

She also starred in several TV series, including Enlightened, Pushing Daisies and Suddenly Susan.<\/p>\n

Barrie was nominated for Emmy Awards for her roles on \u2018Law & Order\u2019 and \u2018Law & Order: Special Victims Unit\u2019, and the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965 for \u2018One Potato, Two Potato\u2019.<\/p>\n

Actor Shaun Cassidy, who starred alongside Barrie in the 1980s TV show \u2018Breaking Away \u2019, paid tribute to her on his Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cDear Barbara,\u201d he wrote, \u201cthank you for your wisdom, kindness, guidance, humour, and boundless talent. God bless you and your family.\u201d<\/p>\n

She has been described by Playbill magazine as \u201ca consummate character actor,<\/a> known for her sharp wit and clever ability to deliver even the most dextrous of lines with natural grace\u201d.<\/p>\n

She is survived by her daughter Jane, her son Aaron, and three granddaughters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 2014, the actor announced that she had been diagnosed with the incurable lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":817646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-817645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}