The Fog (1980) - Official Trailer

Adrienne Barbeau was already a starthanks to her role as Bea Arthurs daughter on Maude and a Tony nomination for originating the role of Rizzo in Greasewhen she took on the mantle of Scream Queen in the 1970s. Barbeau and director John Carpenter fell in love while making the 1978 television thriller Someones Watching Me! and they subsequently collaborated on The Fog and Escape From New York, before divorcing in 1984. Early on, Barbeau established her horror character template: smart, tough, determined, often scantily clad, and no ones victim.

She appeared in Swamp Thing, Creepshow, Two Evil Eyes, and more before emerging as a go-to television guest star, recurring actress, voiceover artist, and series regular in everything from Batman: The Animated Series (as Catwoman/Selina Kyle), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and The Drew Carey Show as well as HBOs Carnivale, Greys Anatomy, General Hospital, Sons of Anarchy, and the upcoming Harlan Cobens Shelter. Now 77 years old, Barbeau seems happy to revisit her horror roots, popping up in the recent Swamp Thing and Creepshow series, as well as the films Gates Of Darkness, Unearth, and Hellblazers, plus, quite appropriately, American Horror Stories. [Ian Spelling]

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