Julia Barr
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SOAP STAR STATS
Julia Barr (ex-Brooke, AMC)
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Julia Barr (ex-Brooke, AMC)
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Vital Statistics
- Birthday:
- February 8, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Marriages:
- Wed Dr. Richard Hirschlag on February 14, 1982
- Children:
- Allison Hirschlag (b. July 8, 1984)
The 411
Julia Barr joined ALL MY CHILDREN in 1976 as the rebellious teen-ager Brooke English. (She briefly played Reenie Szabo on RYAN'S HOPE prior to AMC.) A Hoosier by birth, Barr lives in New Jersey with her husband, Dr. Richard Hirschlag, an oral surgeon, and daughter Allison, who played Lizzie on GUIDING LIGHT from 2002-2003. While she has appeared on AMC for most of her acting career, Julia took a 15-month break from 1981-'82 to tour in The West Side Waltz, with Katharine Hepburn. Upon returning to Pine Valley, she remained until the show wished to take her off contract and offered her a recurring role. Barr declined the offer and opted to leave in December 2006.
Barr also devotes her time and energy to a number of worthwhile causes including First Step, a job-readiness program in tandem with the Coalition for the Homeless in New York City. She helps with The Fund for Animals, a foundation for the protection and care of wild and domestic animals. Proceeds from a Barr-Hirschlag family CD, From Our Home...to Yours, went to the fund.
Awards and Nominations
b>Daytime Emmy Awards: 1998, 1990 (supporting actress)
Daytime Emmy Nominations: 2001, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1981, 1980 (lead); 1998, 1990 (supporting)
Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1991 (Supporting)
Memorable Quotes
"Adam and Brooke together is like fire and ice. In terms of my favorite relationships, that one is right up there."—Soap Opera Weekly, 11/5/02
"Down from the regular one was a nude beach, so we went there and undressed. All of a sudden, this woman starts waving and yelling, 'Brooke! Brooke!' "—On an embarrassing fan encounter, Weekly, 12/9/97
"One day I wonder what it would be like not to be acting anymore. But I'm not at the point where I want to find out."—Weekly, 6/27/95
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